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Vaccine is a synthetic substance prepared from living organisms that is expected to develop immunity on the part of person who is injected with it. Vaccine is prepared based on the rationale of antigen-antibody interplay—the hallmark of immune system (Chang et. al., 2019). A vaccine is prepared with a protein that typically encapsulates such entities or agents that are structurally and functionally identical with that of disease-causing agents. On the other hand, vaccination is the process of injecting vaccines in human beings for making their immune system work more efficiently (Chang et. al., 2019).
Interestingly, the history of immunization dates back to 17th century as some monks used to drink snake venom in order to develop immunity against snake bite. Moreover, they also attempted to smear a skin tear with cowpox so that immunity against cowpox virus could be conferred (Chang et. al., 2019). Surprisingly, people indulging in such practices were inspected to be healed at large scales due to which such practices of immunization captured the attention of scientists for further contemplation.
Under this influence, 1796 was the fortunate year when first formal laboratory vaccine was prepared by a renowned scientist; Edward Jenner who is also considered as the founder of vaccinology in the West. He experimented on a 13 years old boy that was suffering from cowpox disease and inoculated him with vaccina virus that successfully demonstrated immunity against problem disease (Gross et. al., 1998).
Over the following years, systematic implementation of massive smallpox immunization led to its successful global eradication which allowed the researchers to explore and develop vaccines for some other deadly infectious diseases. It can rightfully be said that Louis Pasteur’s experiment is the justified depiction of this research wave who invented Cholera vaccine in 1904. In the late 19th century, Plague vaccine was also invented and bacterial vaccine development also grabbed paced modifications during 1950s (Chang et. al., 2019). In a nutshell, vaccination has saved the mankind from mass slaughtering originating from fatal infectious attacks.
References
Chang, Y., Brewer, N. T., Rinas, A. C., Schmitt, K., Smith, J. S. (2019). Evaluating the impact of human papillomavirus vaccines. Vaccine., 27 (32), 4355–62. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.03.008
Gross, C. P., Sepkowitz, K. A. Kolika, M. L. & Saddi, J. M. (1998). The myth of the medical breakthrough: smallpox, vaccination, and Jenner reconsidered. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 3 (1), 54–60. doi:10.1016/s1201-9712(98)90096-0
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