1885 | Louis Pasteur - Vaccine against Rabies | On this day | The Report Inn

In the year 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a child who was bitten by a rabid dog. Louis Pasteur was a French biologist, microbiologist and chemist renowned for his discoveries. He is remembered for his remarkable breakthroughs and achievements in the causes and prevention of diseases, and his discoveries have saved many lives ever since. He reduced mortality from puerperal fever, and created the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax. Rabies is a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain in humans and other mammals. Joseph Meister was the first person to be immunized against rabies by Louis Pasteur, and the first person to be successfully treated for the infection.