HISTORY OF IMMUNOLOGY

 

History of Immunology

Immunology is simply defined as the study of immune system and is a very important branch of

veterinary, medical sciences. Though people of ancient world didn’t know about the molecular science behind immunity but they still knew about it’s concept. For example Ancienct Chinese used to inhale the powder prepared from the lesions of small pox which helped them provide immunity against Small pox. The level of development in immunology has reached a remarkable height. Here is a brief of the history of immunology: 

S.N.	Time	Discovery & Discoverer
1.	5th B.C.	Thucydides mentioned the term “immunity”.
2.	1798	Edward jenner discovered vaccine against Small pox.
3.	1879	Louis Pasteur developed Vaccine against Fowl Cholera.
4.	1881	Louis Pasteur developed Vaccine against Anthrax.
5.	1885	Louis Pasteur developed Vaccine against Rabies
6.	1880	Metchnikoff discovered Phagocytes.
7.	1890	Von Behring & Kitaso discovered anti-toxins for Diptheria and tetanus.
8.	1900	Paul Ehrlich gave Antibody formation theory (Side chain theory).
9.	1903	Sir Almoth Wright discovered Opsonization.
10.	1912	Bacile ,Clamatte & Guerin gave BCG vaccine against Tuberculosis.
11.	1934	John Marrack gave Antibody binding Hypotheis.
12.	1936	Grover discovered Major Histocompatibility Test (MHC).
13.	1948	Fagreus discovered antibody production in B cells.
14.	1957	Isaac & lindenmann discovered Interferon.
15.	1983	Kary Mullis discovered PCR.