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| Introduction |
Can Louis Pasteur's dog vaccine save young Joseph Meister from a horrible death from rabies? Or will the boy die in spite of Pasteur's efforts and put the scientist at risk of being hanged for murder? Beginning with this pivotal scene, Louis Pasteur traces the story of Pasteur's career, including his amazing discovery that germs cause disease and his development of vaccines for rabies and anthax. It is because of his theories, work, and courage that the vaccines we benefit from today exist at all. Readers will be mesmerized by the true story of "killer germs" and the dedicated man who fought them single-handedly. |
| Author Biography |
| Table of Contents |
Chapter 1: Can Pasteur's Rabies Vaccine for Dogs Save Young Joseph Meister? Chapter 2: The Rabid Wolf of Arbois. Chapter 3: Solving the Mystery of Crystals. Chapter 4: The Puzzle of the Spoiling Beet Juice. Chapter 5: The Great Debate: Can Life Arise from Nothing? Chapter 6: Curing the "Sick" Wine of France. Chapter 7: Saving the Diseased Silkworms. Chapter 8: The Second Silkworm Disease. Chapter 9: War and the Fight Against Killer Germs. Chapter 10: Beginning the Battle Against Deadly Anthax. Chapter 11: Can Pasteur Find the Right Weapon Against Anthrax? Chapter 12: The Great Anthrax Vaccine Trial. Chapter 13: Tackling Rabies: The Most Vicious Killer. Chapter 14: What Happened with Pasteur's Rabies Vaccine. |
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