The invention of the cholera vaccine.

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definition

Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.

INVENTION

The Spanish bacteriologist Jaime Ferrán i Clúa invented the cholera vaccine in 1885 by using the following method:

• First, a sample of the bacteria was mixed with broth in a flask.
• The culture (growth of bacteria in nutrient media) was completed after 6 hours at 37 degrees Celsius.
• Once the mixture became cloudy, it was ready to be injected as a vaccine

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Microscopic photograph of Vibrio cholerae:

 

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inventor

Here is a photograph of Jaime Ferrán i Clúa:

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(1851-1929)

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