🎴 Flashcard Mode
History of Medical Microbiology
Card1 / 16
Mastered0
Review0
QuestionClick to flip
D.E. Salmon & Theobald Smith discovered what in 1885?
AnswerClick to flip back
A
dead microbial cells were effective as vaccines
💡 Explanation:
In 1885, Daniel Elmer Salmon and Theobald Smith discovered that killed microbial pathogens could be used as effective immunizing agents (vaccines). This breakthrough laid the foundation for the development of modern killed/inactivated vaccines.