RESPIRATORY
OLD TUBERCULOSIS
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Question
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Bacillus de Koch
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Helicobacter Pylori
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Enterobacteriaceae
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Detailed explanation-2: -On March 24, 1882, Robert Koch announced to the Berlin Physiological Society that he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis. Three weeks later, on April 10, he published an article entitled “The Etiology of Tuberculosis” (1).
Detailed explanation-3: -Abstract. 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-4: -Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB). During this time, TB killed one out of every seven people living in the United States and Europe. Dr.
Detailed explanation-5: -tuberculosis (TB), infectious disease that is caused by the tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis.