PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

IMMUNOPATHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Louis Pasteur also showed that micro-organisms (’germs’) did not ____ generate.
A
swimmingly
B
sadly
C
spontaneously
D
specifically
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pasteur was responsible for disproving the doctrine of spontaneous generation. Under the auspices of the French Academy of Sciences, his experiment demonstrated that in sterilized and sealed flasks, nothing ever developed; conversely, in sterilized but open flasks, microorganisms could grow.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the mid-to late 19th century Pasteur demonstrated that microorganisms cause disease and discovered how to make vaccines from weakened, or attenuated, microbes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The prize was claimed in 1864 by Louis Pasteur, as he published the results of an experiment he did to disproved spontaneous generation in these microscopic organisms.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1863, at the request of the emperor of France, Napoleon III, Pasteur studied wine contamination and showed it to be caused by microbes. To prevent contamination, Pasteur used a simple procedure: he heated the wine to 50–60 °C (120–140 °F), a process now known universally as pasteurization.

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