Where was tuberculosis discovered?

Answer 1

Tuberculosis was discovered in 1822 by Robert Koch. In 1882, the microbiologist Robert Koch discovered the tubercle bacillus, at a time when one of every seven deaths in Europe was caused by TB.

Answer 2

Well, the first people to discover it that we have a written record of were the Greeks (in Greece), who called it phthisis. It was called different things in different cultures since then, and there is evidence from the Neolithic period of people having it back then. So, I guess Greece, although other people had it and may have known about it before that. We just don't have any records from back then.

Some other interesting tidbits:

In the middle ages, the idea of viruses came around, and in 1869 it was proven that cadavers with tuberculosis could infect rabbits. The X-ray (discovered in 1895) made it possible to diagnose the disease. The first vaccines were developed in 1921. Antibiotics helped treat the disease starting in 1944, but in the 1980s drug-resistant strains of the disease were discovered.

Answer 3

Robert Koch, a German physician and scientist, presented his discovery ofMycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), on the evening of March 24, 1882. He began by reminding the audience of terrifying statistics: "If the importance of a disease for mankind is measured by the number of fatalities it causes, then tuberculosis must be considered much more important than those most feared Infectious Diseases, plague, cholera and the like. One in seven of all human beings dies from tuberculosis. If one only considers the productive middle-age groups, tuberculosis carries away one-third, and often more."

Answer 4

Usually on a Chest X-Ray that shows shadowing at the tops of the lungs *********************************************** Tuberculosis can be diagnosed by: Sputum- (spit) Xrays and CT scans of part of body infected Blood Biopsy

Answer 5

from nobelprize.org

Robert Koch, a German physician and scientist, presented his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), on the evening of March 24, 1882.

Answer 6

in 1882 by Robert Koch who isolated the mycobacteria "tubercle bacillus"

Answer 7

Tuberculosis was first discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch.

Answer 8

The earliest detection was in Bison remains dated from 18,000 years ago. (From wikipedia)