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Successful treatment
- When
- July 1885
- Where
- Unspecified location
Meister was likely the first person to be successfully treated for rabies, a disease with a high fatality rate.
Joseph Meister was likely the first person to be successfully treated for rabies, a disease that typically resulted in death once symptoms appeared. The treatment began on 6 July 1885 and continued with 12 additional doses over the following 10 days, placing the outcome in July 1885.
Sources
- Joseph Meister Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-06
- Rabies vaccine Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-06
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