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11 de nov. de 2007 · Recently released Nobel archives now reveal how the advances in the yellow fever vaccine field were evaluated more than 50 years ago, and how this led to a prize for Max Theiler. Yellow fever disease has caused life-threatening epidemics throughout the last 500 years of human civilization.
- Max Theiler (1899–1972): Creator of the yellow fever vaccine
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- The Yellow Fever Vaccine: A History - PMC
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- Max Theiler (1899–1972): Creator of the yellow fever vaccine
Max Theiler (30 January 1899 – 11 August 1972) was a South African-American virologist and physician. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951 for developing a vaccine against yellow fever in 1937, becoming the first African-born Nobel laureate.
- South Africa, American
- Virology
26 de nov. de 2007 · This was the first, and so far the only, Nobel Prize given for the development of a virus vaccine. Recently released Nobel archives now reveal how the advances in the yellow fever vaccine field were evaluated more than 50 years ago, and how this led to a prize for Max Theiler.
- Erling Norrby
- 2007
The 1951 Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology was awarded to South African physician and microbiologist Max Theiler for his discoveries concerning yellow fever and its treatment. His work not only resulted in the development of a vaccine against yellow fever but also showed how vaccines could be developed against other diseases.
- Marc A. Shampo, Robert A. Kyle
- 2003
Yellow fever is a viral infection that occurs in Africa and South America. [4] . Most people begin to develop immunity within ten days of vaccination and 99% are protected within one month, and this appears to be lifelong. [4] . The vaccine can be used to control outbreaks of disease. [4] .
