Besides preventive vaccines, a major breakthrough in tuberculosis treatment occurred with the discovery of antibiotics. In 1943, a tuberculosis antibiotic streptomycin was developed by Selman ...

(WHTM) — On March 24, 1882, a German physician and researcher, Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (1814-1910), announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the microbe that causes tuberculosis.

The romantic disease. Monday, March 24th, was World Tuberculosis Day, which celebrates the discovery of mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis, by Robert Koch in 1882. At ...

When German biologist and doctor Robert Koch announced in 1882 that he had discovered the bacterial cause of tuberculosis, he said, "If the number of victims which a disease claims is the measure ...

World TB Day on March 24 raises awareness about the disease and commemorates Robert Koch's discovery of the source bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. More than a century later, scientists ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease ... The microorganism causing TB was ultimately discovered in 1882 by the German physician Robert Koch. Koch announced his findings on March ...

World TB Day on March 24 raises awareness about the disease and commemorates Robert Koch’s discovery of the source bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. More than a century later, scientists continue ...

The prevention and control of infectious diseases is an important area of public health in Cyprus, Health Minister Michalis Damianos said on Sunday.Speaking at a memorial for tuberculosis patients who ...

In a statement on Monday (March 24), the ministry said that in conjunction with the commemoration of Dr Robert Koch's discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on March 24, 1882, the Madani ...

NOVEMBER 19, 2024 — UTSA faculty are leveraging their expertise to fight Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the germ responsible ... “Our research focus is on the discovery of new antimicrobial targets ...

World TB Day, recognized annually on March 24, marks the day in 1882 when the infectious disease was discovered. Now in 2025, the SC DPH is forming a Tuberculosis Control Program with the aim of ...