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Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (1843 - 1910)

Robert Koch (1843–1910) was German physician and pioneering microbiologist who discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the organism that causes tuberculosis and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905. He was a professor at Berlin University (1885 to 1890).

• Tuberculosis has been described under many names, in the 19th century its name evolved from phthisis to consumption and then, after Koch’s discovery, to tuberculosis.
• Tuberculosis is still one of the most common preventable disease of mankind, especially among the poor.

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Links: Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Reference

Schultz MG. Robert Koch [photo quiz]. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2011 Mar [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1703.101881

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/3/10-1881_article.htm

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