Z Erkr Atmungsorgane. 1983;161(1):15-20.
Zeitschrift fur Erkrankungen der Atmungsorgane
[Article in German] G Schmidt
PMID: 6356646
On March 24th, 1882 Robert Koch reported to the Physiological Society of Berlin the discovery of microbes causing tuberculosis. Simultaneously he expressed his views on the pathogenesis of this nation-wide disease. With his work he contributed decisively to the development of a theory on infectious process. The results of his investigations on cholera and typhoid fever greatly stimulated the development of the epidemiology of contagious diseases.