Virology in the 21st century.

نویسنده

  • L W Enquist
چکیده

V iruses and viral diseases have been at the center of science, agriculture, and medicine for millennia, and some of our greatest challenges and triumphs have involved virology. Smallpox is a prime example. This greatest killer of humankind changed the course of history during the European conquest of the New World and is also the only disease ever eradicated. This remarkable achievement began with Edward Jenner in 1796 and concluded by 1979 with a worldwide vaccination effort led by the World Health Organization. The smallpox vaccination breakthrough was only the first in a series of important investigations inspired by the study of viruses, while the numerous Nobel Prizes awarded to virologists are another measure of the impact of this discipline (see table). Viruses as Disease Agents

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of virology

دوره 83 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009