from the blood of a horse infected with
diphtheria
conferred immunity to diphtheria in human beings
supported the theory that fighting disease
is the work of liquids in the blood
not of its cells
and had little to do with the four humors of ancient
medicine
or maintaining a healthy balance of humors
by bleeding, cupping, emetics, or purges.
Paraclete
Blood, black bile, phlegm, and yellow bile,
according to the ancients,
mediate between the pure soul
and the impure body,
which, if it were balanced,
would be sure,
but I would rather a less messy cure,
a fresh breeze, a light rain,
the smell of a violet,
or a kiss on the cheek.
Serum is the liquid in blood that rises to the top of a test tube
when left overnight, leaving blood cells and clotting proteins
settled at the bottom. Paraclete is a word from the Greek
for the Holy Spirit, but more generally means mediator or
advocate.
Humoral theory is now discredited; cells produce antitoxins
and perform other tasks in protecting animals from disease. Serum
therapy was used to successfully fight diphtheria and tetanus, and
Kitasato later developed an antitoxin for anthrax, but if you
search for serum therapy today in wikipedia you get the article on
vaccination.
Serum is the liquid in blood that rises to the top of a test tube when left overnight, leaving blood cells and clotting proteins settled at the bottom. Paraclete is a word from the Greek for the Holy Spirit, but more generally means mediator or advocate.
Humoral theory is now discredited; cells produce antitoxins and perform other tasks in protecting animals from disease. Serum therapy was used to successfully fight diphtheria and tetanus, and Kitasato later developed an antitoxin for anthrax, but if you search for serum therapy today in wikipedia you get the article on vaccination.
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