MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

RESPIRATORY

OLD TUBERCULOSIS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

By what other name is the bacterium Mycobacterium Tuberculosis called?

A	Koch’s bacilococcus
B	Bacillus de Koch
C	Koch’s coconut
D	Mycobacterium de Koch

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The tubercle bacillus discovered by Robert Koch in 1882 was termed Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 1886. This organism was later found to be only one of many acid fast bacilli, some of which caused diseases resembling tuberculosis in various animals and some lived freely as saprophytes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The famous scientist Robert Koch was able to isolate the tubercle bacillus and presented this extraordinary result to the society of Physiology in Berlin on 24 March 1882.

Detailed explanation-3: -KOCH’S TUBERCULIN IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are mycobacteria other than M. tuberculosis (the cause of tuberculosis) and M. leprae (the cause of leprosy). NTM are also referred to as atypical mycobacteria, mycobacteria other than tuberculosis (MOTT), or environmental mycobacteria.

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