Human Health And Disease Question 13
Question: The test for ‘syphilis’ was developed by
[AIIMS 1988]
Options:
A) Robert Koch
B) Edward Jenner
C) Wasserman
D) Louis Pasteur
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
The first effective test for syphilis was developed in 1906 by German physician and bacteriologist, August von Wassermann. Wassermann’s exam consisted of testing a patient’s blood sample for the syphilis bacterium antibody.
If antibodies were present, the test was positive.
If the antibodies disappeared after treatment, the test was negative.
The Wassermann test proved successful in diagnosing syphilis in 95 percent of cases.
BETA
