Polio vaccine, Salk — Vaccine against the virus that causes the nerve disease poliomyelitis. The Salk vaccine is named for Dr. Jonas Salk who developed and introduced it in 1955. The Salk vaccine was the first type of polio vaccine to become available. It was made by… … Medical dictionary
Salk vaccine — Vaccine against poliomyelitis named for Dr. Jonas Salk who developed and introduced it in 1955. It was the first type of polio vaccine to become available. It was made by cultivating three strains of the virus separately in monkey tissue. The… … Medical dictionary
Salk (disambiguation) — Salk can refer to:* Salk Institute, a research institute in La Jolla, California, USA * Jonas Salk, developer of the first effective polio vaccine * Salk, military unit … Wikipedia
Salk , Jonas Edward — (1914–1995) American microbiologist Salk was born in New York City, the son of a garment worker. He was educated at the City College of New York and at New York University Medical School, where he obtained his MD in 1939. In 1942 he went to the… … Scientists
Salk — /sɔlk/ (say sawlk) noun Jonas Edward, 1914–95, US bacteriologist; developed anti poliomyelitis vaccine (Salk vaccine) …
SALK, JONAS — (1914–1995), U.S. virologist. Salk was born in New York City, graduating in medicine from New York University Medical School (1939). Pursuing his commitment as a student to killed antiviral vaccination, he worked on influenza virus vaccines at… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Salk vaccine — Salk′ vaccine n. imu a vaccine that contains three types of inactivated poliomyelitis viruses and induces immunity against the disease • Etymology: 1950–55; after J. E. Salk who developed it … From formal English to slang
Vaccine injury — Classification and external resources ICD 10 T88.1, Y58 Y59 … Wikipedia
Salk — in ref. to vaccine against poliomyelitis, 1954, from U.S. virologist Jonas Edward Salk (1914 1995), who developed it … Etymology dictionary
Salk,Jonas Edward — Salk (sôlk), Jonas Edward. 1914 1995. American microbiologist who developed the first effective killed virus vaccine against polio (1954). * * * … Universalium