Louis Pasteur

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What are the three types of microbes that cause infection?
Fungi, viruses and bacteria
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Who was the french scientist that demonstrated the role of microbes in the contamination of food and drink?
Louis Pasteur
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What did he prove was wrong?
The Theory of Spontaneous Generation
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What is spontaneous generation?
It is the belief that microbes spontaneously appear from nowhere
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What did Pasteur use to carry out his experiment?
A swan neck flask
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What did Pasteur prove?
That microbes are present in the air
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