Dr Robert Koch was a key figure in modern medicine. Along with Louis Pasteur, he was one of the first people to understand how many of humanity’s most vicious diseases were caused by bacteria. In 1876, he became the first person to isolate the bacillus for a specific one, anthrax. But it is for his work on tuberculosis (TB) that he is best known.
Lifesavers and murderers
Nov 10, 2023
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