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1882: Robert Koch discovered the bacterium that causes TB- Mycobacterium tuberculosis.1921: The BCG vaccine for TB, developed by Calmette and Guerin, was introduced.
1952: Selman Waksman awarded Nobel Prize for discovering streptomycin, a drug to treat TB.
Big Outbreaks:
1700-1900: The White Plague in Europe caused millions of deaths.
1992: TB in the United States peaked for the decade with >26,600 cases for the year.
Recent Outbreaks:
March 2015: 27 people at a Kansas High School have TB.