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1. www.cbsnews.com › pictures › bubble-boy-40-years"Bubble Boy" 40 years later: Look back at heartbreaking case

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   Sep 21, 2011 · Keep clicking to look back at David's heartbreaking story, put together here with the help of Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, and PBS documentary, "The Boy in the Bubble"...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › David_VetterDavid Vetter - Wikipedia

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   Conroe, Texas, U.S. Known for. Having to live inside a bubble all his life. David Phillip Vetter (September 21, 1971 – February 22, 1984) [1] was an American boy with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a hereditary disease which dramatically weakens the immune system. Individuals born with SCID are abnormally susceptible to infections ...

4. historycollection.com › the-real-bubble-boy-helpedThe Real Bubble Boy Helped Cure a Rare Disorder - History ...

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   The Real Bubble Boy Helped Cure a Rare Disorder. You may have seen the 1976 movie called The Boy In The Plastic Bubble starring John Travolta, or the 2001 film Bubble Boy starring Jake Gyllenhaal. But you may not know that both of these movies are based on the true story of David Vetter. He was born with a disease where it was far too easy for ...

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5. www.wqxr.org › story › remembering-boy-bubbleThe True Story and Lasting Legacy of 'The Bubble Boy' - WQXR

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   Dec 7, 2015 · When David Vetter was born in 1971 with a severe disease, an experiment to keep him alive made him famous. But the pop culture versions of his story largely ignored his medical legacy. 

6. www.pbs.org › features › bubble-david-vetters-legacyDavid Vetter's Legacy | American Experience | PBS

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   David Vetter's Legacy. David Phillip Vetter, the "Bubble Boy," left a deep mark on a world he visited only briefly. The bubble that kept him safe from the germs that could ravage his ...

7. primaryimmune.org › resources › news-articlesThe story of David Vetter | Immune Deficiency Foundation

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   Feb 4, 2016 · February 04, 2016. David Vetter, affectionately known as the boy in the bubble, was born with severe combined immune deficiency (SCID), one of the most severe types of primary immunodeficiency. At the time of his birth in 1971, a bone marrow transplant from an exact HLA-matched donor was the only cure for SCID, but there was no match available ...

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   Is the story of Bubble Boy based on a true event?

   • Both the 1976 movie 'The Boy In The Plastic Bubble' starring John Travolta and the 2001 film 'Bubble Boy' starring Jake Gyllenhaal are based on the true story of David Vetter. He was born with a disease that made it far too easy for him to catch an infection from the outside world.

   The Real Bubble Boy Helped Cure a Rare Disorder - History Collection

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   Is David Vetter based on a true story?

   • The story of David Vetter is based on a true event. In 1971, David Vetter was born in Houston, Texas. He was born with a disease where it was far too easy for him to catch an infection from the outside world. As a toddler, David lived in a bubble in the hospital.

   The Real Bubble Boy Helped Cure a Rare Disorder - History Collection

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   Is 'Bubble Boy' still a doctor?

   • Even 40 years after his death, the ‘Bubble Boy’ case, referring to David Vetter, is still making waves in the medical community. Although David could not grow up to become a doctor due to his unique condition, his mother, Carol Ann Vetter, believes he is still helping mankind.

   The Real Bubble Boy Helped Cure a Rare Disorder - History Collection

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   Did David Vetter live in a bubble?

   • But David Vetter, a young boy from Texas, lived out in the real world - in a plastic bubble. Nicknamed "Bubble Boy," David was born in 1971 with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), and was forced to live in a specially constructed sterile plastic bubble from birth until he died at age 12. Today marks what would have been David's 40th birthday.

   "Bubble Boy" 40 years later: Look back at heartbreaking case - CBS News

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   Why was David born in a sterile bubble?

   • David was born and showed symptoms of getting sick after only being exposed to the air for a few seconds. He was quickly moved to a sterile bubble to save his life.

   The Real Bubble Boy Helped Cure a Rare Disorder - History Collection

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   Did John Travolta play a boy in the Plastic Bubble?

   • In 1976 ABC televised a John Travolta made-for-television drama called The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. Travolta's character, Tod Lubitch, was a composite of David and Ted DeVita, a Washington, D.C., area teenager with a similarly compromised immune system.

   David Vetter's Legacy | American Experience | PBS

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9. journals.aai.org › jimmunol › articleThe “Bubble Boy” Paradox: An Answer That Led to a Question

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   Nov 1, 2008 · In the late 1970s the world witnessed the heart-wrenching tale of David Vetter, the “bubble boy.” Born with X-linked SCID (XSCID), 2 a complete deficiency of T cells and NK cells, David lived his entire life inside a plastic bubble, deprived of all human contact. Sadly, David Vetter died in 1984, as a result of complications following an ...