Ten seminal virologists
…include. David Baltimore’s list included the following individuals: Jenner– the father of vaccination Beijerinck– discovered the first virus Rous– discovered tumor viruses Enders– father of the polio vaccine, discovered how…
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Great ape protection act
…of chimpanzees for biomedical research is unnecessary. It states that research on hepatitis C antiviral drugs, respiratory syncytial virus, future monoclonal antibody therapies, or a therapeutic hepatitis C virus vaccine,…
Hepatitis B viruses in bats
…liver disease or hepatocellular carcinoma. The hepatitis B virus vaccine is highly effective at preventing infection. Because there are no known animal reservoirs of the virus, it is believed that…
Polio-like paralysis in California
…area. Vaccine-derived polioviruses can cause paralysis but the US has not used this type of vaccine since 2000. What might be causing the paralysis? AFP has both infectious and non-infectious…
Congenital Zika Syndrome
…the pre-vaccine era. Not only do rubella and Zika viruses cause similar fetal and placental abnormalities, in the mother they both lead to rash, joint pain, skin itching, and lymphadenopathy…
A Lot of Buzz Around STING
…and disease has presented considerable challenges for dengue virus vaccine research. Chimpanzees, rhesus macaques, and the common marmoset, representing apes, Old World monkeys, and New World monkeys, respectively, have been…