germ theory of disease

Summary

germ theory of disease is a scientific theory^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of scientific_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,101 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• germ theory of disease is credited with the discovery of Germ theory's key 19th century figures^[3].
• germ theory of disease is credited with the discovery of Louis Pasteur^[4].
• germ theory of disease's instance of is recorded as scientific theory^[5].
• germ theory of disease's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D060755^[6].
• germ theory of disease's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0199vn^[7].
• germ theory of disease's MeSH tree code is recorded as K01.752.667.555^[8].
• germ theory of disease's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[9].
• germ theory of disease's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/germ-theory^[10].
• germ theory of disease's UMLS CUI is recorded as C3179001^[11].
• germ theory of disease's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as germ-theory^[12].
• germ theory of disease's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 183454016^[13].
• germ theory of disease's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C183454016^[14].
• germ theory of disease's WikiProjectMed ID is recorded as Germ theory of disease^[15].

Body

Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Germ theory's key 19th century figures^[3] and Louis Pasteur^[4], a microbiologist^[16], 1822–1895^[17], of France^[18], awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour^[19], specialised in chemistry^[20].

Why It Matters

germ theory of disease ranks in the top 5% of scientific_theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,101 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]