Louis Pasteur: Motivation That Led To The Discovery

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Louis Pasteur had multiple discoveries that affect each one of us today. We have a choice to have our children immunized, we have sterile surgical areas, and we have the process of pasteurization. My family has been blessed by all of these discoveries. My husband works in the OR doing neurophysiological monitoring of patients. He is able to see the sterile environment of the OR first hand.

What was the motivation that led to the discovery?

Louis Pasteur wanted to understand why some microorganisms (germs as Louis Pasteur called them) were helpful. He had 3 children die from typhoid fever, this may have lead him to try and help others never suffer from such a horrific loss.

What questions were asked? How did microorganisms

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