title: History of U.S. military contributions to the study of vaccines against infectious diseases.
abstract: The U.S. military has a long and illustrious history of involvement with vaccines against infectious diseases. For more than 200 years, the military has been actively engaged in vaccine research and has made many important contributions to the development of these products for use in disease prevention and control. Through the efforts of military researchers, numerous serious threats to the health of American troops and their families have been mitigated.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biodefense and Emerging Pathogens, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, RI 02860, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Artenstein
authors.forename: Jason M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Opal
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Opal
authors.forename: Edmund C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Tramont
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peter
authors.forename: Phillip K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history*; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000266:history; D014481:United States; D014612:Vaccines / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines