Vaccines: A Biography

Recounting the social, cultural, and scientific history of vaccines, Vaccines: A Biography traces the lineage-the 'biography'-of individual vaccines, originating with deeply rooted medical problems, following ideas as they are conceived and developed, leading eventually to practical, preve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Artenstein, Andrew W. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
Temas:
Microbiology.
Immunology.
Medical microbiology.
Diseases.
Medicine > History.
Medical sciences.
Medical Microbiology.
History of Medicine.
Health Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Vaccinology in Context: The Historical Burden of Infectious Diseases
  • Smallpox
  • A Brief History of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Anthrax
  • Rabies
  • Killed Vaccines: Cholera, Typhoid, and Plague
  • Toxoid Vaccines
  • Tuberculosis and BCG
  • The Discovery of Viruses and the Evolution of Vaccinology
  • Yellow Fever
  • Influenza
  • Polio
  • Measles, Mumps, and Rubella
  • Diseases of Military Importance
  • Varicella and Zoster
  • Polysaccharide Vaccines
  • Hepatitis B
  • Japanese Encephalitis
  • Hepatitis A
  • Rotavirus
  • Human Papillomaviruses
  • The Future of Vaccine Discovery and Development.

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