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Ep 9 Tuberculosis: A Slow Burn

This Podcast Will Kill You

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Coke's Tuberculosis Staining Method

After the anthrax success, Coke set his sights on tuberculosis. And he was successful because it required him to develop staining methods which were really difficult in the time. He also had a student or assistant named Paul Ehrlich who developed the staining method for mycobacterium and diagnosed himself with tuberculosis using this technique.

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