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Spontaneous Generation is based off the idea that there was a "life force" that was in the air.
There was an experiment done in which 2 equal flasks were filled with a STERILE BROTH and both were heated up to an equal amount. The only difference was, one of the flasks was sealed from air and the other one was exposed. Then, the scientist would allow time to pass and the heat under the flask was turned off.
In the end, the exposed flask was cloudy and contaminated with microbes but the sealed flask was not contaminated.
People who believed in Spontaneous Generation claimed that because the flask was open, the life force could make the microbes grow in the tube.
Of course, back then in the mid 1800's and before that this theory could be perfectly plausible to most people.
But, nevertheless, this theory isn't true because such a "life force" doesn't have strong evidence that supports it. Today, Germ Theory is the accepted theory for Microbes dividing and why microorganisms cause disease.

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This is the THEORY that all LIFE and past life on Earth, originated from MICROBES that grew and divided into MORE MICROBIAL organisms and it is from this that disease is caused from microorganisms dividing and growing.
Of course in the same experiment as mentioned to the left. People who believed Germ Theory said the sealed flask wasn't contaminated because it was simply sealed off.
This Theory was fighting an uphill battle with Spontaneous Generation as it was the accepted theory at the time. But Louis Pasteur was the one responsible for proving that this theory was true over Spontaneous Generation.

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Louis Pasteur came up with an experiment that showed that bacteria in spoiled foods came from the reproduction of existing cells. OR GERM THEORY.

He made a experiment that had sterile flasks that were exposed to the air via a tube. But the experiment was that one of the tubes just went straight up while the other tube bent like a swan. In the tube and flask that bent like a swan, the bacteria got trapped at the bend. In the flask and tube that had no bent, the bacteria went straight to the air and the liquid in the flask spoiled.

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Illustration of Louis Pasteur Experiement 

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Illustration of Louis Pasteur Experiement 

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SO overall the debate between the two theories was not about the result because both sides new that Microbes were made.
IT was about the process of how this happened, that was proven true.

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Cholera is a severe disease that can be mild or fatal to your life. You can basically get this disease by drinking contaminated water. The germs that you will get if you drink contaminated water in the germ vibro. The germ will basically infect your intestine and will cause you to vomit, diarrhea, and leg cramps. The rapid loss of fluids can lead to dehydration, and without aid, death can occur in hours.

There is an estimated 3 to 5 million cases and 100,000 deaths occur every year in the world.

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John Snow was an English physician that proved cholera was transmitted through the mouth and not through the air, as it was originally thought at the time. He proposed in his 1849 book "On the Mode of Communication of Cholera" that cholera spread through the water and recommended that water be filtered and boiled before drinking. He was able to prove his theory in 1854 after a devastating cholera outbreak in London.