Gallo,_Robert_C._and_Sabin,_Albert_B.jpg
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Description Gallo, Robert C. and Sabin, Albert B.jpg |
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Title: Historical: People: Gallo, Robert C. and Sabin, Albert B.
Description: On the left: Robert C. Gallo, M.D., former Biomedical Researcher at the National Institutes of Health. He is best known for his work with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the infectious agent responsible for the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). On the right: Albert B. Sabin, M.D., discoverer of the polio vaccine. In 1961, the United States Public Health Service endorsed his "live" polio-virus vaccine. Prepared with cultures of attenuated polio viruses, it could be taken orally to prevent contraction of the disease. It was this vaccine that effectively eliminated polio from the United States. See also http://www.history.nih.gov/NIHInOwnWords/docs/page_12.html . Subjects (names): Gallo, Robert C. Sabin, Albert, B. Topics/Categories: Historical -- People Type: B&W Source: National Cancer Institute (NCI) Author: Unknown Date Created: August 1985 Date Added: 12/15/2009 Reuse Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and/or author listed above. |
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