Category: Smallpox
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The Lady Who Brought Pox to the Party
Picture this: It’s 1717, and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu is living her best life in Constantinople, sipping Turkish coffee and learning about the latest beauty trends when she stumbles upon a local practice that would change medical history forever. Instead of bringing back exotic spices or fancy rugs, she decides to import something truly wild…
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Leavell, B S. “Thomas Jefferson and smallpox vaccination.” Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association vol. 88 (1977): 119-27 and a few notes
Little Turtle, mentioned in the main article, suffered gout and rheumatism before he died in 1812 Wikipedia says Little Turtle, who also met Washington and Adams, made two trips to Washington, D.C., in 1801–02 and 1809–09 to meet with President Jefferson. Little Turtle died on July 14, 1812, and had suffered from gout and rheumatism for some time. He was honored…
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“Account of the Introduction of Vaccine Inoculation into America.” Annals of medicine, for the year … : exhibiting a concise view of the latest and most important discoveries in medicine and medical philosophy vol. 5 (1800): 477-479.
Kine Pox search turns up a couple of pages..these are some of the older articles Medical Intelligence Edinb Med Surg J. 1812 Jul 1; 8(31): 374–384.PMCID: PMC5744547 Summary Page Browse PDF–9.6M Select item 5689258 Observations on Certain Cases of Secondary Disease, Subsequent to the Measles, in a Letter to Benjamin Rush, M. D. Med Phys J. 1808 Feb; 19(108): 133–157.PMCID: PMC5689258…
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