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When was the first rabies vaccine used in a human patient?
Quick Answer
Louis Pasteur first used the rabies vaccine on a human in 1885. The patient was Joseph Meister, a boy bitten by a rabid dog.
The Full Story
In 1885, Louis Pasteur and his colleagues used a rabies vaccine on Joseph Meister after the boy was badly bitten by a rabid dog. The treatment was daring because rabies was almost always fatal once symptoms began. Meister survived, and the case became a landmark in medical history. Pasteur's work helped establish the scientific basis of vaccines beyond smallpox.
Key Facts
1.1885: first human rabies vaccination
2.Joseph Meister was the first patient
3.Rabies was usually fatal after symptoms started
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