In the summer of 1885, 9-year-old Josef Meister was bitten by a rabid dog

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In the summer of 1885, 9-year-old Josef Meister was bitten by a rabid dog, and his mother turned to Louis Pasteur, a famous microbiologist and chemist at the time. Pasteur administered him strong doses of serum over the course of 10 hours. The boy survived, becoming the first person cured of rabies.


In the summer of 1885, 9-year-old Josef Meister, Josef Meister, bitten by a rabid dog, mother turned to Louis Pasteur, Louis Pasteur, a famous microbiologist, chemist at the time, Pasteur administered, strong doses of serum, over the course of 10 hours, The boy survived, becoming the first person cured of rabies, cured of rabies,
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00:00In the summer of 1885, nine-year-old Joseph Meister was bitten by a rabid dog and his mother turned to Louis Pasteur, a famous microbiologist and chemist at that time.
00:16Pasteur administered him strong doses of serum over the course of ten hours.
00:23The boy survived, becoming the first person cured of rabies.
00:29In gratitude for his salvation, Meister spent his entire life attending the scientists' grave and working as a guard at the Pasteur Institute.
00:42In 1940, Nazi troops invaded France and the soldiers demanded that Meister open Pasteur's tomb.
00:52He committed suicide rather than discredit the scientists' ashes.

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