R. B. Pearson
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R. B. Pearson is an author
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 of the book
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 The Dream and Lie of Louis Pasteur. Its original title was Pasteur, Plagiarist, Imposter. Its release with its original title was in 1940.

In this book Pearson states the germ theory of disease
Germ theory of disease
The germ theory of disease, also called the pathogenic theory of medicine, is a theory that proposes that microorganisms are the cause of many diseases...

is "erroneous". Germs, he says, are "scavengers".
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