Impact of Vaccines Universally Recommended for Children--United States, 1990-1998

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  National Immunization Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Description:
  At the beginning of the 20th century, infectious Diseases were widely prevalent in the United States and exacted an enormous toll on the population. For example, in 1900, 21,064 smallpox cases were reported, and 894 patients died. In 1920, 469,924 measles cases were reported, and 7575 patients died; 147,991 diphtheria cases were reported, and 13,170 patients died. In 1922, 107,473 pertussis cases were reported, and 5099 patients died.
• Subjects:
  CDC--History History, 20th Century Public Health/Trends Vaccination/History Vaccines
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999 Apr 2;48(12):243-8.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  Achievements in public health, 1900-1999
• Genre:
  Historical Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:61e9584fcf10c21a5aa2fb43386dd388c1dcd2a5858557a442f44b874531e5fa10ec7bcb87a238d1cc770e25c8338ea8a16d9b4b62a774b8e79fa54cd5fcaf3a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/107667/cdc_107667_DS1.pdf
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