Immunology is a branch of Biology that studies the immune system of organisms, its threats and its strenghts.
Modern Immunology began when Alexander Flemming accidentally discovered the properties of Penicillin in 1828. This and his work on antibiotics were the foundation to his Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945.
The greatest achievement of immunologists is vaccination. The ability to prepare an individual to most deseases he/she will find in a lifetime is what has permited mankind to erradicate many dangers and increase humans life span.
One of the principal worries of immunologists today, are the resistent lineages of pathogens originated with the bad usage of antibiotics.
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