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Diphtheria Conqueror Bela Schick Dies at 90
New York AP report notes Bela Schick died at 90, creator of the Schick test for diphtheria in 1913. The Vienna born pediatrician helped make diphtheria a conquerable disease and influenced later vaccines. He is survived by his widow Catharine Fries. they had no children.
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