tomsharpMay 20, 2024
In 1890, Emil von Behring and Shibasaburo Kitasato announced that they could prevent diphtheria by inoculating a person with blood serum from an infected horse. The serum carried antitoxins that worked against the disease. #Poetry #Science #History #Immunology #Antitoxin #Behring #Shibasaburo (https://sharpgiving.com/thebookofscience/items/p1890.html)
1890: Antitoxins - The book of science

In 1890, Emil von Behring and Shibasaburo Kitasato announced that they could prevent diphtheria by inoculating a person with blood serum from an infected horse. The serum carried antitoxins that worked against the disease.