Home›Immunologists and Infectious Disease Specialists›Principal DiscoveryBrowse ByPrincipal DiscoveryFactsPrincipal DiscoverySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra First PracticedWell-attested1880 1Tradition or RegionWell-attestedWestern biomedicine 1Principal DiscoveryFilter Results19 entriesHealing TraditionAllHIV and Modern Infectious Disease Leaders (1)Immunology and Transplantation Scientists (4)Pioneers of Bacteriology and Parasitology (9)Vaccine and Antibiotic Developers (5)Profession/RoleAllHIV and Modern Infectious Disease Leaders (1)Immunology and Transplantation Scientists (4)Pioneers of Bacteriology and Parasitology (9)Vaccine and Antibiotic Developers (5)Specialist InAllEpidemiology (3)Gastroenterology (1)Immunology (5)Infectious Disease (6)Medical Microbiology (1)Virology (4)NationalityAllAustralia (1)Austria-Hungary (2)France (6)Germany (5)Kingdom of Prussia (1)Netherlands (1)Switzerland (1)United Kingdom (3)United States (4)Era (Birth Year)All1822 (2)1843 (3)1845 (1)1851 (1)1852 (1)1854 (2)1857 (1)1863 (2)1868 (2)1881 (1)1906 (1)1914 (1)1915 (1)1920 (1)1932 (1)1947 (1)1951 (1)Discovery YearAll1861 (1)1880 (1)1882 (1)1884 (1)1885 (1)1890 (1)1894 (2)1897 (1)1898 (1)1901 (1)1909 (1)1928 (1)1939 (1)1943 (1)1953 (1)1955 (1)1982 (1)1983 (1)Dispute StatusAllPriority Disputed (3)Nobel YearAll1930 (1)1960 (1)2005 (1)2008 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareBlood GroupsPrincipal Discovery1 entryDevelopment of the Polio VaccinePrincipal Discovery2 entriesDevelopment of the Rabies VaccinePrincipal Discovery1 entryDiscovery of Acquired Immunological TolerancePrincipal Discovery1 entryDiscovery of AntivenomPrincipal Discovery1 entryDiscovery of Chemotherapeutic DrugsPrincipal Discovery1 entryDiscovery of Helicobacter pylori as a Cause of Peptic Ulcer DiseasePrincipal Discovery1 entryDiscovery of Malaria Transmission by MosquitoesPrincipal Discovery1 entryDiscovery of StreptomycinPrincipal Discovery1 entryDiscovery of the Cholera BacteriumPrincipal Discovery1 entryDiscovery of the Diphtheria AntitoxinPrincipal Discovery1 entryDiscovery of the Plague BacillusPrincipal Discovery1 entryDiscovery of the Rh FactorPrincipal Discovery1 entryDiscovery of the Tuberculosis BacillusPrincipal Discovery1 entryDiscovery of VirusesPrincipal Discovery2 entriesGerm Theory of DiseasePrincipal Discovery2 entriesIdentification of the Malaria ParasitePrincipal Discovery1 entryIsolation of HIVPrincipal Discovery2 entriesPenicillinPrincipal Discovery1 entrySources1. Germ Theory of Disease (Wikipedia)WikipediaGerm theory of disease, Koch 1880s, era (healer)A transitional period began in the late 1850s with the work of Louis Pasteur. This work was later extended by Robert Koch in the 1880s.Germ theory of disease, Koch 1880s, region (healer)A transitional period began in the late 1850s with the work of Louis Pasteur. This work was later extended by Robert Koch in the 1880s.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.