Louis+Pasteur

__**Louis Pasteur**__ Louis Pasteur was a French scientist who discovered the relationship between germs and disease. This discovery led to greatly improved sanitation methods and better procedures by doctors by the 1880s. He also developed the first vaccine for rabies as well as a method to prevent milk or wine from causing people to become ill (Pasteurization). His discoveries contributed to the great advancements made during the Scientific Revolution.

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