History of Immunology Flashcards
- 430 BC
- Plague in Athens
- Individuals who had previously contracted the disease recovered from the illness.
THUCYDIDES
What year?
Immunization by inhaling dried powders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesions
Chinese 1000 AD
What year?
Powdered smallpox crusts were inserted with a pin into the skin instead of inhalation
Chinese 15th Century
Privately published a small booklet entitled “An inquiry into the causes and effects of the Variolae Vaccinae, a disease discovered in some of the
Western countries of England, particularly Gloucestershire and known by the name of Cow Pox”.
Edward Jenner
- DAIRYMAID
- She had fresh cowpox lesions on her
hands and arms
Sarah Nelmes
- 8-year-old boy
- Developed mild fever and discomfort
- After 9 days = felt cold and
had a loss of appetite - Next day = he felt much better
James Phipps
- Date when Edward Jenner inoculated James Phipps again with a matter of fresh smallpox lesion
- NO disease was developed
- Concluded that protection was
COMPLETE
July 19, 1796
First one to recognize phagocytosis
ERNST HAECKEL (1862)
Ernst Heinrich Philip August Haeckel
Discovered the Cellular theory of immunity through Phagocytosis
ELIE METCHNIKOFF (1883-1905)
Discovered the live attenuated chicken cholera and anthrax vaccines
LOUIS PASTEUR
1880-1881
First report of live “attenuated” vaccine for rabies
LOUIS PASTEUR
Father of Immunology
LOUIS PASTEUR
Discovered the Humoral Theory of Immunity
VON BEHRING & KITASATO (1890)
They coined the term antitoxin
VON BEHRING & KITASATO (1890)
Demonstrated cutaneous (or delayed-type) hypersensitivity
ROBERT KOCH (1891)
Discovered the Antibody Formation Theory (or Side Chain Theory of Antibody Production)
PAUL EHRLICH (1900)