feb 25, 1885 - MAX VON PETTENKOFE
Description:
POISONOUS CLOUDS CAUSE CHOLERA•
BACTERIA HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH DISEASE
•
DRANK A VIAL OF STOOL (ALONG WITH 27
OTHER SCIENTISTS) TO PROVE IT WOULDN’T
CAUSE DISEASE
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CAME DOWN WITH CHOLERA-LIKE DIARRHEA,
BUT DIDN’T DIE, SO THEY WERE RIGHT
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Date:
feb 25, 1885
Now
~ 140 years ago