Discovery | Discoverer |
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Penicillin | Alexander Fleming |
Malaria Parasite | Ronald Ross |
Circulation of blood | William Harvey |
Chloroform | Simpson and Harrison |
HIV Virus | Luc Montagnia and Rober Gallo |
X-Rays | Wilhelm Roentgen |
DNA | James Watson and Francis Crick |
Insulin | Frederick Banting and Charles H Best |
Vaccine | Discoverer |
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Small Pox | Edward Jenner |
Rabies | Louis Pasteur |
Influenza | Thomas Francis Jr. |
Measles | Maurice Hilleman |
Mumps | Maurice Hilleman |
Chicken Pox | Maurice Hilleman |
Meningitis | Maurice Hilleman |
Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B | Maurice Hilleman |
Pneumonia | Maurice Hilleman |
Rotavirus | Paul Offit |
Rubella | Stanley Plotkin |
Polio | Jonas Salk |
The first vaccine in the world was developed by Edward Jenner in 1796. He created the smallpox vaccine by inoculating a young boy with cowpox, which proved to protect the boy against smallpox.
Maurice Hilleman, American microbiologist made the most number of vaccines. He developed more than 40 vaccines throughout his career, including vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A and B, chickenpox, pneumonia, meningitis, and many others. Hilleman's contributions to vaccine development have saved countless lives and his work has been instrumental in the eradication and control of many infectious diseases.
Vitamin | Discoverer |
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Vitamin A | Elmer V McCollum and Marguerite Davis |
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) | Casimir Funk |
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | DT Smith and EG Hendrick |
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | Conrad Elvehje |
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) | Paul Gyorgy |
Vitamin B7 (Biotin) | Paul Gyorgy |
Vitamin B9 (Folate) | Lucy Wills |
Vitamin C | A. Hoist and T. Froelich |
Vitamin D | Edward Mellanby |
Vitamin E | Katherine Bishop and Herbert Evans |