Development of pustules in a man suffering from

Development of pustules in a man suffering from Anthrax, a disease which could be c ontracted from contact with infected farm animals. The anthrax bacillus was the first bacterium to be identified (1841) and in 1881 Louis Pasteur successfully tested a vaccine on sheep. Engraving circa 1895

1841 Anthrax Bacillus Bacterium Identified Infected Occupational Pasteur Pustules Successfully Suffering Tested Vaccine

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