A brief history of vaccination | 合法醫療器材資訊網

In1798,thefirstsmallpoxvaccinewasdeveloped.Overthe18thand19thcenturies,systematicimplementationofmasssmallpoximmunisationculminatedin ...

The concept of immunisation is far from a modern idea. Before Edward Jenner (an 18th century scientist considered to be the founder of vaccinology), the practice of immunisation was recorded in 17thcentury China, where Buddhist monks drank snake venom to create immunity to snake bites. The concept of variolation (deliberate infection) occurs even earlier in history, with smallpox survivors in 430 BC being called upon to nurse the afflicted.

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An antigen is the active ingredient of the vaccine that generates an immune response against a specific disease-causing organism. Vaccines are broadly classified by how the antigen(s) are prepared. Vaccines may be viral (live or inactivated), viral vector, subunit (protein or polysaccharide), or nucleic acid (DNA or RNA). Combination vaccines may include inactivated, protein-based and/or protein-conjug...