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Viral disease researchers Hilary Koprowski and Herald R. Cox
The difference between bacteria and viruses
Why is it so hard to fight tuberculosis?
Ethnic Uzbek refugees from Kyrgyzstan Polio vaccine
How did the polio vaccine change the world?
Why don't flu shots always work?
COVID-19 vaccine Gram-negative bacteria such as Neisseria meningitidis are a common cause of septicemia.
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Gram-negative bacteria such as Neisseria meningitidis are a common cause of septicemia.
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The difference between bacteria and viruses
Knowing the difference isn't just a technical distinction—it can save lives.
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Why is it so hard to fight tuberculosis?
Learn why tuberculosis is still a threat to the human population.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How did the polio vaccine change the world?
Learn how the polio vaccine, whose original formulation was announced by Jonas Salk...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Why don't flu shots always work?
Learn about the search for a universal flu vaccine.
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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Viral disease researchers Hilary Koprowski and Herald R. Cox
Hilary Koprowski (left) and Herald R. Cox, researchers in the field of viral diseases,...
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Ethnic Uzbek refugees from Kyrgyzstan
Refugees from Kyrgyzstan waiting in a refugee camp near the village of Erkishlok,...
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Polio vaccine
A health care worker giving a polio vaccine to a child in Katsina state, Nigeria,...
Alford Williams/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
COVID-19 vaccine
Doctor holding a syringe and bottle containing a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Gram-negative bacteria such as Neisseria meningitidis are a common cause...
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