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- A century ago, Emil von Behring passed away. He was the first to be honored by the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1901 for the successful therapy of diphtheria and tetanus, which he had developed from the bench to the bed. He also contributed to the foundation of immunology, since his therapy was based on passive immunization with specific antisera.
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Feb 28, 2017 · A century ago, Emil von Behring passed away. He was the first to be honored by the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1901 for the successful therapy of diphtheria and tetanus, which he had developed from the bench to the bed. He also contributed to the foundation of immunology, since his therapy was based on passive immunization with specific antisera.
Apr 10, 2017 · Emil von Behring (1854–1917) discovered passive immunization as an effective treatment for diphtheria and tetanus. Moreover, he brought this discovery from bench to bedside, and his serum...
- Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
- Kaufmann@mpiib-berlin.mpg.de
- 2017
Emil von Behring (German pronunciation: [ˈeːmiːl fɔn ˈbeːʁɪŋ] ⓘ; Emil Adolf von Behring), born Emil Adolf Behring (15 March 1854 – 31 March 1917), was a German physiologist who received the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the first one awarded in that field, for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin.
- Diphtheria antitoxin/serum
- Hans Schlossberger
Mar 27, 2024 · The first antitoxin, to diphtheria, was discovered in 1890 by Emil von Behring and Shibasaburo Kitasato, for which Behring received the 1901 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Today, antitoxins are used in the treatment of botulism, diphtheria, dysentery, gas gangrene, and tetanus.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 11, 2018 · Emil von Behring (1854-1917) made major contributions to the understanding of the body's immune (biological defense) system, discovered the first successful treatment for tetanus (a dangerous infectious disease caused by bacteria that enters through a wound or opening in the skin), and came to be known as the "Children's Savior" for his success ...
Emil Adolf von Behring and a bacteriologist and was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1901. He was a brilliant man best known for his discovery of diphtheria and tetanus vaccines. His tetanus vaccine helped save the lives of millions of wounded soldiers during the First World.
Sep 28, 2020 · In 1890, Emil von Behring and Shibasaburo Kitasato reported that whole blood or cell-free serum from a rabbit previously injected with C. tetani could protect mice infected with a lethal...
