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It does not ignore the microbic theory of disease, grants some value to surgery, but believes the main cause of disease to lie in maladjustment.

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But the yeasts are only one group of the microbic multitude able to perform specific jobs.

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He gave the deathblow to the theory of spontaneous generation of disease by the first clear statement of the modern microbic theory.

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Spread upon the surface of the earth, these become harmless through microbic activity.

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After this Pasteur devoted himself without further interruption to the study of the microbic diseases of man.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)