Tb-(10190934-public).7z 🆒

On March 24, 1882, Dr. Robert Koch announced he had isolated the bacterium causing TB, a discovery that eventually led to the development of modern diagnostics and treatments. Modern Survivors and Their Stories

In the Middle Ages, a form of TB called scrofula was known as the "king's evil." It was believed that the touch of a monarch could heal the infected. TB-(10190934-Public).7z

By the 18th and 19th centuries, TB was known as the "White Plague" or "consumption" due to the extreme paleness it caused in patients as they wasted away. On March 24, 1882, Dr