Emil Behring, inventor of the diphtheria vaccine

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Vaccines are given to prevent diseases caused by viruses. A deadly disease called Dhanur can also be caused by iron contact. Emil von Behring discovered a vaccine against diphtheria in children. Behring is considered the pioneer of vaccine science and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1901 for the discovery of the diphtheria vaccine. He became famous as the 'Saviour of Children'.

Von Behring was born in c. He was born on March 15, 1854 in Hahndorf, Prussia, Germany. His father was a teacher. Behring had 12 siblings and after primary education at a local school he joined the Kaiser Wilhelm Academy in Berlin as a military doctor. Dhanur disease was caused by soldiers being shot.

Behring made an in-depth study of diphtheria in cattle and children. After tests on horses, pigs and goats, E.S. In 1892, after experimenting on humans and discovering the first vaccine for diphtheria, he was appointed as a professor at the University of Marburg, where he served for the rest of his life and became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Behring also set up his own vaccine manufacturing company. Even today this company is considered as the leading company in the world. Is. Behring died on March 31, 1917.