The Spread of Bacterial Infection. The Problem of Herd-Immunity

1923/05/01 by W. W. C. Topley, G. S. Wilson · 1 voice · 3 citations
Immunology and Microbiology · #Immune Response and Inflammation

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/s0022172400031478

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Abstract

In our previous studies on the spread of bacterial infection among mice, the resistance of the host has not been especially investigated; although the importance of this factor has been repeatedly referred to in discussing the experimental results obtained.

Cited by

• Herd Immunity: History, Theory, Practice
• A history of herd immunity
• The estimation of the basic reproduction number for infectious diseases

Discussions

• Topley, W. W., and G. S. Wilson. “The Spread of Bacterial Infection. The Problem of Herd-Immunity.” The Journal of Hygiene 21, no. 3 (May 1923): 243–49. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400031478. [bsky, 0 points, 1 comments]