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MIC 121 MIC 121 Test compilation 3 Objective Question

Question

Who proposed the Germ Theory of Disease?
Options
A Lazzaro Spallanzani
B Robert Hook
C Louis Pasteur
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D Robert Koch
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Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Louis Pasteur is widely credited with proposing and providing strong evidence for the Germ Theory of Disease through his experiments disproving spontaneous generation and demonstrating that microorganisms cause fermentation and spoilage. While Robert Koch later provided crucial validation with his postulates, Pasteur laid the foundational work for the theory.

Hint

Which scientist's experiments with swan-neck flasks were pivotal in establishing that microbes come from other microbes and can cause disease?

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