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An outbreak of a disease occurs, and a scientist at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is in charge of determining the cause. She is studying the microorganism that is thought to be responsible for the disease. Which of the following would be the most helpful to the scientist?
Pasteur's germ theory of disease
Koch's postulates
Redi's experiment
John Snow's map
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Koch's postulates.
They are the specific criteria used to link a particular microorganism to a disease (find the organism in all cases, isolate and grow it in pure culture, reproduce the disease in a healthy host, and re-isolate the same organism). Pasteur's germ theory is a general concept, Redi disproved spontaneous generation, and Snow's map aided epidemiology — but Koch's postulates are the direct method for proving causation.
They are the specific criteria used to link a particular microorganism to a disease (find the organism in all cases, isolate and grow it in pure culture, reproduce the disease in a healthy host, and re-isolate the same organism). Pasteur's germ theory is a general concept, Redi disproved spontaneous generation, and Snow's map aided epidemiology — but Koch's postulates are the direct method for proving causation.
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