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Koch's postulates are a set of broad principles laid out by Robert Koch in the 1880's. They are the basic criteria for determining what is and is not an infectious disease in plants, animals, and humans. Because they are at the level of philosophy of science, they can be applied to viral, bacterial, or parasite-caused infection theories. Though aspects of the principles were not original, Robert Koch provided an experimental basis for these principles that was very convincing to the scientists of his day.
The Postulates
Epidemiological association
An association should exist between a microorganism and disease (i.e., the organism is identified or recovered from patients).
Isolation
The suspected pathogen can be isolated - and propagated - outside the host.
Transmission Pathogenesis
Transfer of the suspected pathogen to an uninfected host, man or animal, produces the disease in that host.