MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Historical Perspectives Centennial: Koch’s Discovery of the Tubercle Bacillus. 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-2: -Now Koch demonstrated that tuberculosis was triggered by the tubercle bacillus. In order to trace it, special culture media, new culturing conditions and specific dyeing techniques were required. For his discovery of the tuberculosis bacterium Robert Koch was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1905.

Detailed explanation-3: -On March 24, 1882, Dr. Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB).

Detailed explanation-4: -Although it was suspected that tuberculosis was caused by an infectious agent, the organism had not yet been isolated and identified. By modifying the method of staining, Koch discovered the tubercle bacillus and established its presence in the tissues of animals and humans suffering from the disease.

Detailed explanation-5: -As one a founder of the science of bacteriology, Robert Koch (1843-1910) enjoyed worldwide fame, including acknowledgement of his discovery in 1882 of the tubercle bacillus that caused tuberculosis and in 1884 the cholera bacillus, Vibrio cholerae.