Technology & Society: Milestones In Medicine II (Vaccines And Antibiotics)

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Learn all about the major milestones in vaccines and antibiotics. Beginning with Edward Jenner and the immunization method against smallpox, this program covers the advances in vaccinations and immunotherapy. Learn about Waldemar Haffkine, who developed a treatment for cholera, and Almroth Wright, who developed a vaccine to typhus. Other treatments are discussed for many major diseases, including: Diphtheria, tuberculosis, whooping cough, yellow fever, measles, hepatitis B, chicken pox, and meningitis. We’ll also discuss treatments for viral infections, including antiviral drugs. Other topics include: Antibiotics, the antimicrobial war, molecular medicine computer science, and DNA.