Joseph Meister (21 February 1876 – 24 June 1940) was the first person to be inoculated against rabies by Louis Pasteur, and likely the first person to be successfully treated for the infection, which has a >99% fatality rate once symptoms set in. == History == In 1885, nine-year-old Meister was badly bitten by a supposedly rabid dog.
Joseph Meister (21 February 1876 – 24 June 1940) was the first person to be inoculated against rabies by Louis Pasteur, and likely the first person to be successfully treated for the infection, which has a >99% fatality rate once symptoms set in. == History == In 1885, nine-year-old Meister was badly bitten by a supposedly rabid dog.
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