Question
Download Solution PDFWho discovered the TB Bacillus?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is option 2.
Key Points
- Robert Koch's discovered the Tubercle Bacillus on March 24, 1882. Hence, option 2 is correct.
- Robert Koch announced to the Berlin Physiological Society that he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis.
- Koch won the 1905 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his investigations and discoveries in relation to tuberculosis.
Additional Information
- Edward Jenner: Scientist who pioneered the concept of vaccines including creating the smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine.
- Louise Pasteur: A microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization.
- Ronald Ross: He is known for discovering that the malaria parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes
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