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Smallpox: The Scientific History from Variolation to Vaccination | Blog | Science Museum of Virginia
Feb 12, 2021
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While Lady Mary Wortley Montagu is renowned for introducing smallpox variolation to England in the 1720s, the systematic development of modern vaccines often occurred in public health laboratories. In the 1930s, bacteriologists Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering worked for the Michigan Department of Health. Their critical innovation was culturing the whooping cough (pertussis) bacterium on a medium of human blood, which allowed them to produce an effective vaccine. Facing skepticism and limited f
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While Lady Mary Wortley Montagu is renowned for introducing smallpox variolation to England in the 1720s, the systematic development of modern vaccines often occurred in public health laboratories. In the 1930s, bacteriologists Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering worked for the Michigan Department of Health. Their critical innovation was culturing the whooping cough (pertussis) bacterium on a medium of human blood, which allowed them to produce an effective vaccine. Facing skepticism and limited f
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A brief look at Onesimus — the African man whose knowledge of variolation helped save Boston during a smallpox outbreak. #africanhistory #blackhistory #history #medicine #science | Anre John
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Boston, 1721: A deadly smallpox outbreak. A bold but controversial treatment is introduced—variolation, a precursor to vaccination. The result? A fierce public battle waged in the press, fueled by misinformation, political tension, and even violence. At OCON 2025, infectious disease expert Dr. Amesh Adalja will bring this pivotal historical moment to life. Learn more: https://hubs.la/Q03hD7sN0 | Ayn Rand Institute
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Boston, 1721: A deadly smallpox outbreak. A bold but controversial treatment is introduced—variolation, a precursor to vaccination. The result? A fierce public battle waged in the press, fueled by misinformation, political tension, and even violence. At OCON 2025, infectious disease expert Dr. Amesh Adalja will bring this pivotal historical moment to life. Learn more: https://hubs.la/Q03hD7sN0 | Ayn Rand Institute
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Eradication of smallpox has not eliminated the risk of accidental or intentional reintroduction of the variola virus, and although smallpox vaccination was highly successful, traditional vaccines had toxic effects that could be severe. New research findings are summarized in a short video. See all Quick Take videos: http://nej.md/quick-take | The New England Journal of Medicine
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The world once ran away in fear of Smallpox. But I am a physician from Bengal, who found a way to protect people long before modern vaccines. You think vaccination started in 1796? No. Centuries before that, India practiced a method now called Variolation. The science was simple: Expose the body to a very small, controlled amount of the disease — so the immune system learns how to fight it. I collected dried material from smallpox sores, preserved it carefully, and during spring, introduced a ti
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“In Asia, practitioners developed the technique of variolation—the deliberate infection with smallpox. Dried smallpox scabs were blown into the nose of an individual who then contracted a mild form of the disease. Upon recovery, the individual was immune to smallpox. Between 1% to 2% of those variolated died as compared to 30% who died when they contracted the disease naturally. By 1700, variolation had spread to Africa, India and the Ottoman Empire. In contrast to Asians and Africans who inocul
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