Match the description below to the correct name from this list.
-Germ theory of disease
A)Robert Koch
B)Edward Jenner
C)Louis Pasteur
D)John Needham
E)Joseph Lister
F)Antony van Leeuwenhoek

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Louis Pasteur developed the germ theory of disease, which proposed that microorganisms were responsible for causing diseases.

Answer: A
 Robert Koch developed a set of postulates that could be used to prove whether a particular microbe causes a particular disease, building on Pasteur's work.

Answer: B
 Edward Jenner developed the first vaccine, which was for smallpox.

Answer: E
 Joseph Lister developed antiseptic techniques for use in surgery, which helped reduce infection rates.

Answer: F
 Antony van Leeuwenhoek developed the first microscope that allowed him to observe microorganisms for the first time.

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