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  2. Robert Koch - Wikipedia

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    Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (/ k ɒ x / KOKH; [1] [2] German: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈkɔx] ⓘ; 11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist.As the discoverer of the specific causative agents of deadly infectious diseases including tuberculosis, cholera and anthrax, he is regarded as one of the main founders of modern bacteriology.

  3. Bacillus anthracis - Wikipedia

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    It was discovered by a German physician Robert Koch in 1876, and became the first bacterium to be experimentally shown as a pathogen. The discovery was also the first scientific evidence for the germ theory of diseases. [2] B. anthracis measures about 3 to 5 μm long and 1 to 1.2 μm wide.

  4. Anthrax - Wikipedia

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    Also, a voluntary evacuation and anthrax vaccination program was established for people from 18 to 55. [ 116 ] To support the cover-up story, Soviet medical and legal journals published articles about an outbreak in livestock that caused gastrointestinal anthrax in people having consumed infected meat, and cutaneous anthrax in people having ...

  5. History of penicillin - Wikipedia

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    In 1876, German biologist Robert Koch discovered that a bacterium (Bacillus anthracis) was the causative pathogen of anthrax, which became the first demonstration that a specific bacterium caused a specific disease and the first direct evidence of germ theory of diseases.

  6. Not just a bioweapon: Anthrax outbreak kills dozens of ... - AOL

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    Wyoming officials said Wednesday that a moose had been found dead in the northern U.S. state following an anthrax infection. The last confirmed case of anthrax in Wyoming wildlife was confirmed in ...

  7. Germ theory's key 19th century figures - Wikipedia

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    Koch contributed greatly to science related to the specificity of bacteria . He discovered and confirmed that a specific bacteria causes a specific illness. [62] In the 1870s, anthrax was a major cause of concern to both farmers and people living in the area of an outbreak.

  8. Cooper Koch Reveals He Did Not Use a Prosthetic in ... - AOL

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    Koch, who plays Erik Menéndez in the Netflix crime drama series, confirmed that he went au naturel during his Monday, October 14 appearance on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live. The actor, 28,

  9. Nicholas Alexander Chavez shares why it's 'incredibly hard ...

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    Chavez stars alongside Cooper Koch in Ryan Murphy's "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menéndez Story." Getting into the mind of Lyle Menéndez is no simple task.. Nicholas Alexander Chavez speaks from ...