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Horse Serum

Caption:

Serum being drawn from a horse injected with diphtheria toxin, 1895

Description:

Horses and other animals were used to produce antitoxins in a variety of diseases, such as diphtheria, tetanus, and scarlet fever.

Creator:

The Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Timeline Category:

Diseases & Vaccines

Diphtheria

Source:

The Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Biggs, HM, and Park, WH. Diphtheria antitoxin. Detroit: Parke, Davis,and Company, 1895.