The second episode in the series delves into the experiments and observations of Dr. Clemens (Baron) von Pirquet who first proposed that antibodies and antigens join forces to wreak havoc.

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• Intro :10
• Today’s episode :26
• A recap of the previous episode :43
• About Baron von Pirquet 4:40
• What’s going on in the study of infectious disease and immunology in the early 1900s? 6:41
• Writing the paper, “Serum Sickness” 13:13
• What are the antibodies doing at that time? 19:10
• What happened to Dr. Pirquet? 20:44
• Pirquet’s medical student, Bela Schick 25:35
• Episode wrap-up 27:27
• The next episode 27:56
• Thanks again for listening! 29:17

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References:

Shulman ST. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017;6:376-379.

Silverstein AM. Nat Immunol. 2000;1:453-455.