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Quite different............he is most famous for his work in sterilization , mainly to keep milk safe to consume , but he also made major advances in identifying the best yeasts for use in beer making , wine production and bread making.......... Louis Pasteur was born in Dole, France in 1822. He is best known for his discoveries of disease and the Germ Theory. He also created the first vaccine for anthrax and rabies (hydrophobia). The process of preventing the fermentation of milk came to be called Pasteurization, after him. Louis Pasteur also made many discoveries in the field of chemistry. Just think about how life would change if Louis Pasteur had not made any of his miraculous discoveries. Louis Pasteur focused his own research efforts on fermentation—the process that causes milk to go sour. Through his research on fermentation, he found a process to prevent it from occurring in milk and other products. This process has become known as Pasteurization. Without this ingenious discovery, it is possible that we would all have to own a cow in order to get fresh milk. Farmers would be more concerned about their milk than any of their other products. In fact, if we were unable to obtain milk, we would all be very weak and be prone to osteoporosis. Many other foods could not be preserved as well. Pasteurization has come to play an important role in our everyday lives. While solving the pasteurization problem, Pasteur began to think about the idea that many diseases, in animals and humans, were the result of germs, or microbes. In France at the time, many cattle suffered and died from a disease called Anthrax. Through research he created a vaccine which cured the cattle of the disease. Farmers today would still have a massive loss of cattle each year if it were not for Louis Pasteur’s contributions. Immunology might not have been truly acknowledged in the medical department as an actual possibility for disease cure. In addition, vaccines may not have been created. No one aside from Pasteur would ever have thought to create vaccines, or that a disease could be prevented before it occurred. Millions of lives would have been lost if not for this tremendous discovery that truly began a domino affect on the medical discoveries in the world. Pasteur moved on to his next, and perhaps greatest, step in human and animal disease research. Rabies. After Pasteur had experimented with the saliva of animals suffering from the disease, he studied the tissues of infected animals and was able to produce a weakened form of the virus that could be used for the vaccination. Since then, thousands of lives have been saved by this treatment. Rabies would still be killing millions today and would make the domestication of animals nearly impossible. The world as we know it today would probably be overrun with the disease. Human life population would most likely have declined due to all the deaths. In Paris, France, doctors and surgeons did not clean their hands in any way before treating a patient. Many women were dieing during, or shortly after, childbirth because of disease being brought upon them by their own doctors. Surgeons were unknowingly killing their patients as well because of not sterilizing their medical instruments before treating a patient, thus using the same tool on every patient. This also contributed in the many deaths that had been occurring. Disease would spread rapidly, killing more and more people each and every day, causing the world population to decrease dramatically. All of this may have continued if it were not for Louis Pasteur. His “Germ Theory” proved that germs and microbes were creating diseases and contagiously infecting the patients of the doctors of France. Without all of the fantastic innovations of Louis Pasteur, we would have continued to practice the same mistakes of our foolish past. We would not be able to drink milk everyday and increase our physical stability. Anthrax would still be killing off our livestock, decreasing our food supplies. Rabies would be murdering millions everyday; and our doctors would not be as successful in saving the lives of many, as they would be spreading diseases to their patients. All in all, the world would be a much more dismal place, with a decreased population and disease running rampant. To imagine a world without Pasteur would be heartbreaking.

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Where are Pasteur's flasks?

Pasteur's flasks are glass containers used in laboratories for experiments and culturing microorganisms. They are named after the famous scientist Louis Pasteur, who used them in his groundbreaking work on microbiology and germ theory in the 19th century. Today, Pasteur's flasks can be found in scientific laboratories around the world for various research purposes.


When was penicillin made by Louis Pasteur?

No, It was discovered by Alexander Fleming but he gave up as he couldn't store it. 10 years later in 1944 Ernest Chain and Howard Florey tried it on humans & it worked, just in time for World War 2.


What awards did Louis Pasteur win?

Louis Pasteur won numerous awards for his groundbreaking work in the field of microbiology and vaccination, including the prestigious Copley Medal from the Royal Society in 1874 and the Leeuwenhoek Medal in 1895. He was also a member of the French Academy of Sciences and received numerous honorary degrees from universities around the world.


Who influenced Louis Pasteur to do what he did?

He died of series of strokes.


Who was Louis pasteur and what did she do?

Born: 27 December 1822Birthplace: Dole, Jura, FranceDied: 28 September 1895 (complications from a series of strokes)Best Known As: Renowned inventor of pasteurizationIts not a she, he was a man recognized for what he did. He invented Pasteurization, Vaccines, Fermentation, and founder of "the Germ Theory." Also Pasteur Institutes were built all over the world to help fight diseases. It was to honor him.

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What world did Louis Pasteur reveal to the medical field?

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Can you say the origin of the world pasteurization is?

It is from Louis Pasteur who was French bacteriologist.


What is Louis pateur's contribution?

Louis Pasteur's contribution to the world was the discovery of pasteurized milk. He was a chemist and microbiologist and also created vaccines for anthrax and rabies.


Where are Pasteur's flasks?

Pasteur's flasks are glass containers used in laboratories for experiments and culturing microorganisms. They are named after the famous scientist Louis Pasteur, who used them in his groundbreaking work on microbiology and germ theory in the 19th century. Today, Pasteur's flasks can be found in scientific laboratories around the world for various research purposes.


When was penicillin made by Louis Pasteur?

No, It was discovered by Alexander Fleming but he gave up as he couldn't store it. 10 years later in 1944 Ernest Chain and Howard Florey tried it on humans & it worked, just in time for World War 2.


What awards did Louis Pasteur win?

Louis Pasteur won numerous awards for his groundbreaking work in the field of microbiology and vaccination, including the prestigious Copley Medal from the Royal Society in 1874 and the Leeuwenhoek Medal in 1895. He was also a member of the French Academy of Sciences and received numerous honorary degrees from universities around the world.


What is Louis' religion?

There is more than one Louis in the world, and they have different religions.


Who influenced Louis Pasteur to do what he did?

He died of series of strokes.


How did Louis Pasteur affect the world's population?

His two primary contributions were pasteurization, which makes foods safer and longer-lasting, and vaccinations, which immunize populations from the effects of many diseases.


Who was Louis pasteur and what did she do?

Born: 27 December 1822Birthplace: Dole, Jura, FranceDied: 28 September 1895 (complications from a series of strokes)Best Known As: Renowned inventor of pasteurizationIts not a she, he was a man recognized for what he did. He invented Pasteurization, Vaccines, Fermentation, and founder of "the Germ Theory." Also Pasteur Institutes were built all over the world to help fight diseases. It was to honor him.


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What was the effect on Pasteur's investigations on scientists' ideas and people's lives?

Pasteur proved the germ theory at the same time disproving the theory of spontaneous generation. Pasteur's research showed that the growth of microorganisms was responsible for spoiling beverages, such as beer, wine and milk. Beverage contamination led Pasteur to the idea that microorganisms infecting animals and humans cause disease. He invented artificially weakened bacteria for anthrax vaccinations in cattle and invented rabies vaccine. Because of his study in germs, Pasteur encouraged doctors to sanitize their hands and equipment before surgery. Prior to this, few doctors or their assistants practiced the procedure of washing their hands and equipment. Vaccines and antiseptics brought great advances in medicine, leading to higher survival rates and extended life expectancy.