Immunisation

Medicine & Inventions

De: iMinds

Narrado por: Jude Beaumont

Duración: 8 m

Resumen del Editor

Learn about the process of Immunisation with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.

For many people, immunization is their only hope at survival. It is responsible for saving millions of lives every year, eradicating some of the most horrific viruses, and increasing global health awareness. Without immunization, historical plagues such as the “Black Death,” “Smallpox,” and “Spanish Influenza” would still be around. If we didn’t have immunization, many of us wouldn’t be here.

Immunization records go as far back as the 10th century, but the modern technique didn’t start until 1721. During this year, an English scientist named Edward Jenner noticed that milk maids who were infected with the cowpox virus were immune to smallpox outbreaks. Jenner swabbed some cowpox puss from a maiden’s arm and injected a small amount of it into an eight year-old boy. Being a relatively harmless virus that is related to smallpox, the cowpox virus soon ran its course. The cowpox injection, known as an “inoculation,” made the boy immune to smallpox. His body resisted the deadly disease, even though Jenner injected him with it twice!

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"I'm learning all sorts of stuff about stuff I didn't even know I didn't know. And it sticks. In a nutshell: wonderful." (Jonathon Margolis, Financial Times)

Immunization can save lives!

This audio book is so relevant to the pandemic times, especially the way COVID19 pandemic outbreak has impacted the whole world. Discovering vaccination did make a positive difference to a lot of people, especially to elderly people and to people with compromised immune systems.

This audio books covers how immunization came along and how it has helped us, its effects and its need in developing countries around the world. Hope everyone in need of immunization could get it.

Simple, accurate information.

This contains Some Forecasting of Future pandemics which was highly accurate. (the Corona virus and COVID — 19)

Strange and Wonderful History of Immunizations

Who would have imagined that immunization records date back to the 10th century? Or that the modern practice of it started in 1721? English scientist, Edward Jenner discovered an inoculation that could prevent small pox, a deadly disease, by injecting a small amount of cowpox puss from a milk maid's skin into a young boy. The study and discovery of immunizations for various deadly diseases continues to this day, and has saved millions of lives. This short eight minute listen is a GREAT introduction to the science and history behind what has become one of the greatest life saving discoveries of all time.