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SMITH, Wilson (1897 – 1965)

SMITH, Wilson (1897 – 1965)

1897 – 1965

2 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1933 CE

#5494

A virus obtained from influenza patients.

LAIDLAW, Sir Patrick Playfair (1881 – 1940)
LAIDLAW, Sir Patrick Playfair (1881 – 1940)
ANDREWES, Sir Christopher Howard (1896 – 1988)
ANDREWES, Sir Christopher Howard (1896 – 1988)
SMITH, Wilson (1897 – 1965)
SMITH, Wilson (1897 – 1965)

Smith, Andrewes, and Laidlaw first isolated the influenza A virus in humans. They successfully infected ferrets with filtered throat-washings from influenzal patients by intranasal instillation.

1936 CE

#5497

Influenza infection of man from the ferret.

SMITH, Wilson (1897 – 1965)
SMITH, Wilson (1897 – 1965) STUART-HARRIS, Sir Charles Herbert (1909 – 1996)

First record of successful passage of influenza from animal to man. The ferret had previously been infected with a virus from a case of influenza.