Name: Immunization and Military Medicine
Creator: A S, Benenson
Keywords: Plague, Tetanus, Diphtheria, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, Meningitis, Meningococcal, History, 18th Century, Malaria, 3. Good health, Adenovirus Infections, Human

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1984 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:Clinical Infectious Diseases, volume 6, pages 1-12 (issn: 1058-4838, eissn: 1537-6591,

Authors: A S, Benenson;

doi: 10.1093/clinids/6.1.1

pmid: 6369477

Immunization and Military Medicine

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Abstract

This lecture, a memorial to Joseph E. Smadel, reviews the involvement of the military in the development and use of immunizing materials. Smallpox and smallpox immunization in the military and the development and present status of immunization against typhoid, cholera, yellow fever, typhus, tetanus, diphtheria, plague, influenza, adenovirus, meningitis, rubella, and malaria are reviewed. Dr. Smadel's personal contributions to the significant achievements of the military program to civilian practice are emphasized.

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Keywords

Plague, Tetanus, Diphtheria, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, Meningitis, Meningococcal, History, 18th Century, Malaria, Adenovirus Infections, Human, Dengue, Cholera, Influenza, Human, Yellow Fever, Humans, Immunization, Typhoid Fever, Military Medicine, Rubella, Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne, Smallpox

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