News Nation on MSN4 个月
Early settlers in Deep South had smallpox vaccines. Did they share?
In 1661, Chinese Emperor Fu-Lin was killed by smallpox, and his son, the new emperor, wrote the following letter: “The method ...
KTAL Shreveport on MSN4 个月
Did early settlers in Deep South share their smallpox vaccines?
In 1661, Chinese Emperor Fu-Lin was killed by smallpox, and his son, the new emperor, wrote the following letter: “The method ...
Forbes7 个月
How George Washington Defeated Smallpox And Won America’s Independence
This observation led to the risky but effective practice of inoculation, a procedure that involved deliberately introducing pus from a smallpox patient into the skin of an uninfected individual.
BBC1 年
Wentworth monument to smallpox pioneer given upgraded status
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu observed the method of inoculating against smallpox while living in Turkey The status of a monument dedicated to an aristocrat who saved many lives by introducing ...