Dr Robert Koch was a pivotal figure in the golden age of microbiology. It was the German bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes anthrax, septicaemia, tuberculosis and cholera, and ...

Hero for Our Time Challenged to prove his germ theory of disease, Louis Pasteur shaped the terrain on which the battle against anthrax is being fought ...

Actions on fluoridation, vaccines fly in the face of public health discoveries | Opinion Public must demand that their elected officials legislate to promote the most good for the most people ...

In the late 1800s Louis Pasteur became fixated on showing how far microbes traveled; he even climbed into the Alps to collect air samples.

One of the most important medical breakthroughs of the 19th century was French chemist Louis Pasteur’s discovery that germs cause disease, following on from Italian bacteriologist Agostino Bassi’s ...

In 1885, Louis Pasteur made medical history by developing the first rabies vaccine during the treatment of a boy bitten 14 times. This breakthrough marked a turning point in the fight against a ...

Louis Pasteur, who lived from 1822 to 1895, is arguably the world’s best-known microbiologist. In 1861, he proved a contentious theory about how food and drink spoils.

Louis Pasteur, born on December 27, 1822, is widely regarded as the ‘Father of Microbiology,’ due to his groundbreaking work which laid the foundation for modern medicine, particularly in the ...

Even the capitals of the leading countries were panicking, expecting numerous deaths. It was during this period that epidemiologist Waldemar Haffkine, who emigrated to Switzerland in 1881 and later ...

Pasteur said that many diseases, including tuberculosis (TB), cholera, anthrax, and smallpox, happen when germs enter the body from the environment.

On World Zoonoses Day 2023, we all should recognize the incredible contributions that Louis Pasteur made towards zoonoses and celebrate his ongoing legacy in this field.