Written by a French-speaking immunologist and translated into English, the book deals less with the eradication of smallpox than Jenner's contributions to the development of vaccination and the ...
The history of medicine goes back to the dawn of mankind when ancient healers used special herbs to treat illnesses. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, laid the foundation for modern medical ...
In 1796, Edward Jenner, a British scientist and surgeon, had a brainstorm that ultimately led to the development of the first vaccine. A young milkmaid had told him how people who contracted ...
It was quite a victory, then, when English physician Edward Jenner developed an inoculation against smallpox in 1796. Armed with the knowledge that milkmaids who had been exposed to cowpox ...
A section of cow horn, inscribed 'G C Jenner, 1825'; possibly a relic of a cow called 'Blossom' - the source of the first vaccination fluid. 'G C' is Edward Jenner's (1749-1823) nephew ...
One doctor in particular single-handedly smashed accepted medical wisdom. Enter: Dr Edward Jenner 'the father of immunology'. Jenner lived in England when smallpox was at its height. While ...