Vaccine to Prevent Measles May Avert Epidemics in Army Camps

Contenuto

Discovery of a vaccine for measles, said to be effective for both children and adults, may result in protection for soldiers from fatal attacks of pneumonia, such as followed the outbreak of measles in military camps during the first World War. Developed by Dr,Joseph Stokes, Jr., University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Geoffrey Rake, Squibb Institute for medical research, this is the first vaccine for this disease.

Titolo: Vaccine to Prevent Measles May Avert Epidemics in Army Camps
Oggetto: en Technology; en Medical techniques and tools
Article Title and/or Image Caption: Vaccine to Prevent Measles May Avert Epidemics in Army Camps
Lingua: eng
Copertura temporale: World War II
Data di rilascio: 1940-12
pagine: 825
Diritti: Public Domain (Google digitized)
Sorgente: Google books
Referenzia: World War I; Joseph Stokes Jr.; University of Pennsylvania; Geoffrey W. Rake; Squibb Institute for Medical Research
Archived by: Enrico Saonara; Alberto Bordignon (Supervisor)
Copertura territoriale: United States of America

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