Infection and Immunity
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Reviews the work of Pasteur, Koch, Behring, and Ehrlich and considers two major causes of infection--bacteria and viruses. Follows the course of a typical bacterial infection, detailing the body's defense mechanisms. Notes the development of sulfonamide and antibiotic drugs. Shows what happens when a viral infection occurs. Concludes by showing how a virus can be cultured in hens' eggs to produce a vaccine, explaining that this process weakens and inactivates the virus but does not destroy the antigens.
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Reviews the work of Pasteur, Koch, Behring, and Ehrlich and considers two major causes of infection--bacteria and viruses. Follows the course of a typical bacterial infection, detailing the body's defense mechanisms. Notes the development of sulfonamide and antibiotic drugs. Shows what happens when a viral infection occurs. Concludes by showing how a virus can be cultured in hens' eggs to produce a vaccine, explaining that this process weakens and inactivates the virus but does not destroy the antigens., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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