Table 3.
The representative pathogenic viruses discovered in late modern medicine.
| Disease | Pathogen | Year | Discoverer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polio (Poliomyelitis) | Poliovirus | 1909 | Landsteiner, Karl (Austria) |
| Yellow fever | Yellow fever virus | 1928 | Stokes, A; Bauer, JH; Hudson, NP (USA) |
| Influenza | Influenza viruses | 1933 | Smith, W; Andrews CH; Laidlaw PP (USA) |
| Japanese encephalitis | Japanese encephalitis viruses | 1935 | Hayashi, Michitomo (Japan) |
| Shingles (Herpes zoster) | Varicella zoster virus (VZV) | 1953 | Weller, Thomas Huckle (USA) |
| Measles | Measles virus | 1954 | Edmonston, David (USA) |
| Rubella | Rubella virus | 1962 | Parkman, Paul Douglas (USA) Weller, Thomas Huckle (USA) |
| Hepatitis B | Hepatitis B virus | 1966 | Blumberg, Baruch Samuel (USA) |
| gastroenteritis | Noro virus | 1972 | Kapikian, Albert Z. (USA) |
| Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | 1983 | Gallo, Robert (USA); Montagnier, Luc (France) |
| Hepatitis C | Hepatitis C virus | 1989 | Choo QL, Kuo G, Weiner AJ, Overby LR, Bradley DW, Houghton M (USA); Kuo G, Choo QL, Alter HJ, Gitnick GL, Redeker AG, Purcell RH, Miyamura T, Dienstag JL, Alter MJ, Stevens CE et al. (USA) |