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An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae

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An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae

Left image: Observational drawing of case studies conducted by Jenner on whether a cowpox vaccination would stop the development of smallpox on a 5 year old boy. Middle image: Observational drawing of case studies conducted by Jenner on whether a cowpox vaccination would stop the development of smallpox on a 6 year old boy. Right

An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae

Jenner’s observational comments in his book ‘An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae’, 1798. In it he observed how James Phipps, an 8 year old boy was given cow pox from the pus of the milkmaid Sarah Nelmes. He was then given the more deadly smallpox virus and never developed the

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