Koch's postulate Flashcards

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The microorganism (microbe) has to be in large amounts in the cases of the disease, but it cannot exist in abundance in healthy organisms.

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The microbe has to be singled out and put in a controlled lab environment for it to grow. By isolating the microbe and putting it in a lab, epidemiologists can study the cause and effect relationship between the microbe and the disease more in depth.

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The isolated microbe in the lab should cause the disease once put into a healthy organism.

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The microbe has to be re-isolated after its “installment” into the healthy organism. Then, study the disease in the experimental host and see if it’s similar or identical to the disease you’re looking for.

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