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Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (1843 - 1910)

Robert Koch (1843–1910) a d 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.

• 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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