<P> Virtually all infections with rabies resulted in death until two French scientists , Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux , developed the first rabies vaccination in 1885 . This vaccine was first used on a human on July 6 , 1885 , on nine - year - old Joseph Meister ( 1876 -- 1940 ) , who had been mauled by a rabid dog . </P>
<P> Virtually all infections with rabies resulted in death until two French scientists , Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux , developed the first rabies vaccination in 1885 . This vaccine was first used on a human on July 6 , 1885 , on nine - year - old Joseph Meister ( 1876 -- 1940 ) , who had been mauled by a rabid dog . </P>
who was responsible for discovering the rabies vaccine
who was responsible for discovering the rabies vaccine
Louis Pasteur Émile Roux
Louis Pasteur Émile Roux