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Humanities > Philosophy > Philosophy, Medical > Germ Theory of Disease

Preferred term

Germ Theory of Disease  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Scope note

  • The fundamental tenet of modern medicine that certain diseases are caused by microorganisms. It was confirmed by the work of Pasteur, Lister, and Koch.

History note

  • 2012

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D060755

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