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Who suggested in 1546 that animate agents were responsible for disease?
Who suggested in 1546 that animate agents were responsible for disease?
- Girolamo Fracastoro (correct)
- Robert Koch
- Louis Pasteur
- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
What major development in microbiology confirmed the existence of microorganisms?
What major development in microbiology confirmed the existence of microorganisms?
- Invention of PCR
- Development of microscopy (correct)
- Discovery of antibiotics
- Introduction of vaccination
What did the treatise De Contagione by Girolamo Fracastoro suggest in 1546?
What did the treatise De Contagione by Girolamo Fracastoro suggest in 1546?
- Microorganisms were harmless
- Spontaneous generation of microorganisms
- Microorganisms caused by environmental factors
- Animate agents were responsible for disease (correct)
What did the development of microscopy contribute to the study of microorganisms?
What did the development of microscopy contribute to the study of microorganisms?
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Who confirmed the microbial aetiology of infectious diseases in the nineteenth century?
Who confirmed the microbial aetiology of infectious diseases in the nineteenth century?
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