Pertussis vaccine, a suspension of inactivated Bordetella pertussis cells, was licensed
In 1915, Pertussis vaccine, a suspension of inactivated Bordetella pertussis cells, was licensed. Inactivated vaccines were prepared with a microorganism or virus that had been killed, usually with a chemical such as formaldehyde.
French researchers Bordet and Gengou described Bordetella pertussis as the causative agent of whooping cough in 1906.
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Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Credit: Illustration depicts a three-dimensional (3D), computer-generated image, of a group of aerobic, Gram-negative, Bordetella pertussis bacteria, courtesy: Meredith Newlove, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
