In Addition to His Work with Bacteria, Louis Pasteur Also

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Multiple Choice

In addition to his work with bacteria, Louis Pasteur also suggested that something even smaller than a bacterium was the cause of rabies. What did Louis Pasteur accomplish that furthered our understanding of viral diseases?

• A) He was the first to discover that viruses could be based on RNA rather than DNA.
• B) He developed a vaccine that he used to save a young boy that had contracted rabies.
• C) He was the first to see a virus under a microscope.
• D) He was the first to determine the life cycle of a virus.
• E) He invented the microscope.

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