Investigation of some problems of virology and creation of means of specific prophylaxis of virus infections in the institute of poliomyelitis and virus encephalitis, academy of medical sciences of the USSR.
Several great problems are clearly distinguished in the development of the Soviet medical virology. The team of the Institute of Polliomyelitis and Virus Encephalitis of the AMS of the USSR actively participates in the study of these problems. They include the investigation of theoretical questions of general virology, creation and improvement of means of specific prophylaxis of virus infections, virological examination of diseases endemic for single districts of the USSR as well as the search for, discovery and exploration of new viruses, causative agents of disease. The achievements of the team of the Institute of Poliomyelitis and Virus Encephalitis in the field of liquidation of poliomyelits, creation of new effective preparations against tick-borne encephalitis, rabies and other neurovirus infections are a clear consequence of the prophylactic trend of the Soviet health care, thoughtful planning of scientific work and broad, complex conception of scientific investigations, close connection with other scientific institutions, involvement of specialists of contiguous disciplines in scientific problems, international cooperation inthe elaboration of the mentioned problems within the framework of the CMEA, the use of the most modern and most perfect methods of scientific work and the accomplishment of all socio-economic and medical measures.
D000047:Academies and Institutes; D001102:Arbovirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008457:Measles / Q000517:prevention & control; D008458:Measles Vaccine; D008511:Medicine; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011818:Rabies / Q000517:prevention & control; D014586:USSR
D008458:Measles Vaccine