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What nationality was Robert Koch? |
German |
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What was Koch’s occupation? |
Physician & Bacteriologist |
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Koch discovered bacteria responsible for… |
…anthrax |
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What were Koch’s “magic bullets” ? |
Chemicals developed to attack specific bacteria, like diseases such as anthrax, tuberculosis & cholera. |
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Who was Koch’s French rival? |
Louis Pasteur, already known as “The Father of Microbiology” |
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TRUE or FALSE: Koch won the Nobel Prize in 1955 |
FALSE: Koch won the Nobel prize in 1905 due to his magic bullets. |
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When did Koch announce his discovery of tuberculosis bacterium? |
March 1882 |
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What did Koch use his discoveries for? |
To establish that germs could cause a specific disease. |
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Where did the name “Petri dish” come from? |
Robert Koch and his assistant Julius Richard Petri invented the bacteria culture method. |
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Is Koch still valued today? |
For his life’s work, Koch is seen as one of the founders of modern medicine. |
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When was Koch’s death? |
1910 |
