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Robert Koch in 1876 discovered the bacterium causing:

ACholera
BTyphoid
CMalaria
DAnthrax
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Anthrax
1. It was Bacillus anthracis. 2. Koch found the anthrax bacterium. 3. Anthrax affects humans and cattle. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 2, Microorganisms: Friend and Foe._
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