Tuberculosis & Robert Koch

What were two other names for tuberculosis during the 19th century?

• Sniffles

• The Deadly Cough

• Consumption

• Sneeze & Die

• The White Death

What was considered healthy to do in public in the 19th century, that will be considered inappropriate today?

• laughing

• eating

• littering

• spitting

• running

Which organ/organs in the human body is/are mostly affected by tuberculosis.

• lungs

• kidneys

• brain

• liver

• heart

What nationality was Robert Koch?

• French

• Dutch

• American

• Italian

• German

What disease did Robert Koch study first?

• Tetanus

• Anthrax

• Pneumonia

• Cholera

• Botulism

Who found a cure for anthrax?

• Robert Koch

• Alexander Fleming

• James Simpson

• Louis Pasteur

• Thomas Edison

Is the following statement true or false?

Robert Koch's medicine, Tuberculin, successfully cured Tuberculosis.

• True

• False

What did Conan Doyle say Tuberculin might be used for?

• As a medicine to cure Anthrax

• As a medicine to cure Tuberculosis

• As a test to diagnose Tuberculosis

• As a medicine to ease the symptoms of Tuberculosis

• As a test to diagnose Pneumonia

Which of the following statements are true about what happened to the over 2000 people injected with Tuberculin? Select all that apply.

• All of the people were cured

• All of the people died

• None of the people died

• Only two dozen (twenty-four) people were cured

• Thirty people died

What did Robert Koch reveal the ingredients of Tuberculin to be?

• Anthrax bacteria in glycerin extract

• Active tuberculosis microbes in glycerin extract

• Tuberculosis bacteria only

• Dead tuberculosis microbes in glycerin extract

• Dead cholera microbes in glycerin extract