Robert Koch

Question 1

When was Robert Koch born ?

Answer 1

11th December 1843

Question 2

What was Robert Koch in life ?

Answer 2

He was a microbiologist

Question 3

What was Robert Koch’s biggest discovery ?

Answer 3

He discovered how to stain and grow bacteria in a Petri Dish

Question 4

Which bacteria’s did Robert Koch know caused diseases ?

Answer 4

Anthrax- 1878
Septicemia - 1878
TB- 1882
Cholera- 1883

Question 5

Can you name any more bacteria’s that Robert Koch had discovered ?

Answer 5

Typhoid - 1880s
Pneumonia - 1880s
Plague - 1894

Question 6

What is Cholera and what did it do ?

Answer 6

Cholera was caused by a germ that attacks the intestines

Question 7

How did Cholera effect people ?

Answer 7

Diarrhea
Vomiting
Cramps
Fever
Death

Question 8

How was Cholera spread ?

Answer 8

It was spread through water by sewage from the victims

Question 9

How did Cholera end up in Britain ?

Answer 9

First know to have entered Britain when a man named William Sproat , a sailor, died in the port of Sunderland

Question 10

Did doctors know what caused Cholera ?

Answer 10

They had no idea what caused Cholera

Question 11

Did the doctors know how to cure people who had got the Cholera disease ?

Answer 11

They had no idea how to cure Cholera