Abstract
In the early 1930s, Richard Shope isolated influenza virus from infected pigs. Shope's finding was quickly followed by the isolation of the influenza virus from humans, proving that a virus-not a bacterium, as was widely believed-caused influenza.
Publication types
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Historical Article
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Portrait
MeSH terms
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Animals
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History, 19th Century
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History, 20th Century
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Humans
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Influenza, Human / history*
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Influenza, Human / virology*
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Orthomyxoviridae / isolation & purification*
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Swine / virology*
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Virology / history*