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Revision as of 21:32, 30 August 2004 by D6 (talk | contribs) (Salk, Jonas)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Jonas Salk (October 28, 1914 - June 23, 1995) is the discoverer/inventor of the eponymous Salk vaccine (see polio vaccine). This was one of the first successful attempts at immunization against a virus, specifically the Poliomyelitis virus. The vaccine provides the recipient with immunity against Polio, and was seminal in the near eradication of a once widely-feared disease.
Salk was born in New York City. He spent his career as a professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
The Salk Institute in La Jolla, California was named in Jonas Salk's honor.
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