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Max Theiler

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Max Theiler (30 January 1899 – 11 August 1972) was a South African-American virologist and physician. [1]

39 relations: American Public Health Association, Arnold Theiler, Bacteriology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dysentery, Ernest William Goodpasture, Harvard University, Hideyo Noguchi, King's College London, Lasker Award, Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award, London, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Multiple sclerosis, New Haven, Connecticut, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Pretoria, Pretoria Boys High School, Rat-bite fever, Rhesus macaque, Rhodes University, Rockefeller University, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, South Africa, South African Americans, South African Republic, St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, Theiler's encephalomyelitis virus, United States, University of Cape Town, Vaccine, Virology, Virus, West Africa, Wilbur Downs, Yale University, Yellow fever.

American Public Health Association

The American Public Health Association (APHA) is a Washington, D.C.-based professional organization for public health professionals in the United States.

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Arnold Theiler

Sir Arnold Theiler KCMG (26 March 1867 – 24 July 1936) Pour le Mérite is considered to be the father of veterinary science in South Africa.

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Bacteriology

Bacteriology is the branch and specialty of biology that studies the morphology, ecology, genetics and biochemistry of bacteria as well as many other aspects related to them.

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Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and part of the Boston metropolitan area.

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Dysentery

Dysentery is an inflammatory disease of the intestine, especially of the colon, which always results in severe diarrhea and abdominal pains.

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Ernest William Goodpasture

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Hideyo Noguchi

, also known as, was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who in 1911 discovered the agent of syphilis as the cause of progressive paralytic disease.

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King's College London

King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, and a founding constituent college of the federal University of London.

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Lasker Award

The Lasker Awards have been awarded annually since 1945 to living persons who have made major contributions to medical science or who have performed public service on behalf of medicine.

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Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award is one of four annual awards presented by the Lasker Foundation.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (informally the LSHTM) is a public research university on Keppel Street, Bloomsbury, Camden, London, and specialised in public health and tropical medicine and a constituent college of the University of London.

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Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged.

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New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin), administered by the Nobel Foundation, is awarded once a year for outstanding discoveries in the fields of life sciences and medicine.

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Pretoria

Pretoria is a city in the northern part of Gauteng, South Africa.

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Pretoria Boys High School

Pretoria Boys High School, also known as Boys High, is a public, tuition charging, English medium boys high school located in Brooklyn, Pretoria, South Africa, founded in 1901 by The Rt Hon. Lord Milner.

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Rat-bite fever

Rat-bite fever is an acute, febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents, in most cases, which is passed from rodent to human by the rodent's urine or mucous secretions.

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Rhesus macaque

The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) is one of the best-known species of Old World monkeys.

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Rhodes University

Rhodes University is a public research university located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.

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Rockefeller University

The Rockefeller University is a center for scientific research, primarily in the biological and medical sciences, that provides doctoral and postdoctoral education.

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Royal College of Physicians

The Royal College of Physicians is a British professional body dedicated to improving the practice of medicine, chiefly through the accreditation of physicians by examination.

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Royal College of Surgeons of England

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (abbreviated RCS and sometimes RCSEng), is an independent professional body and registered charity promoting and advancing standards of surgical care for patients, regulating surgery, including dentistry, in England and Wales.

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Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, more commonly known by its acronym RSTMH, was founded in 1907 by Sir James Cantlie and George Carmichael Low.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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South African Americans

South African Americans are Americans who have full or partial ancestry from South Africa.

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South African Republic

The South African Republic (Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR), often referred to as the Transvaal and sometimes as the Republic of Transvaal, was an independent and internationally recognised country in Southern Africa from 1852 to 1902.

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St Thomas's Hospital Medical School

St Thomas's Hospital Medical School in London was one of the oldest and most prestigious medical schools in the UK.

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Theiler's encephalomyelitis virus

Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus (TMEV) is a single-stranded RNA murine cardiovirus from the family Picornaviridae.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town (UCT) is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

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Vaccine

A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease.

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Virology

Virology is the study of viruses – submicroscopic, parasitic particles of genetic material contained in a protein coat – and virus-like agents.

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Virus

A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms.

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West Africa

West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa.

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Wilbur Downs

Wilbur George Downs (7 August 1913, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey – 17 February 1991, in Branford, Connecticut), was a naturalist and virologist.

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Yale University

Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Yellow fever

Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Theiler

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