Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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The contributions of Robert Koch, Louis Pasteur, and Florence Nightingale to the field of medical
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The practice of immunization has been performed since hundreds of years. A vaccination allows the immune system of the body to detect infections such as viruses or bacteria as well as enable it to produce certain defensive proteins against the pathogens. The first step in establishing an effective therapy and avoiding further infection is to determine the cause of the disease. Robert Koch, Louis Pasteur, and Florence Nightingale have contributed immensely to the field of medical microbiology and immunology and their works are still in use today.
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Explain briefly how Koch's postulates cemented the germ theory of disease.
Which of the following is NOT true about Koch's postulates?
First developed by Robert Koch, the pioneering German microbiologist
In the first step, the microbe that causes a naturally occurring disease is cultured from a "wild"
(non-laboratory) animal which has that disease
None of the other four answers (All are true about Koch's Postulates)
They represent a process for showing a causal association between a specific microbe and a
disease
If the same microbe from a diseased "wild" (non-laboratory) host causes the same disease in a
lab animal and it can be cultured from that lab animal, this proves that the microbe is the cause
of the naturally occurring disease
The following are the limitations of Koch's postulates EXCEPT:
A. some pathogens cannot grow on artificial media and therefore cannot be identified as the causative agent
of the disease
B. some diseases involve multiple pathogens which produce similar symptoms making it difficult to pinpoint
the causative agent
C. some diseases are host-specific and re-inoculation may pose ethical concerns
D. some microorganisms are present in the body fluids of the infected animal which make them difficult to be
cultured
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