Variolation: Vaccination's Deadly Predecessor
November 3, 2018
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as posted by the channelBefore vaccinations there were variolations. This ancient medical procedure had one fatal flaw but was nevertheless a successful smallpox treatment.
Thanks to Anguillamations for working with me on these videos. Check out our introduction to smallpox in the new world here:
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anonymous, The angel of death striking a door during the plague of Rome Wellcome V0010664, CC BY 4.0
Wellcome Library no. 47332i
Gan Bozong (Tang period, 618-907), Chinese woodcut, Famous medical figures; Sun Simiao Wellcome L0039324, CC BY 4.0
Sources:
Adler, Robert E. Medical Firsts: from Hippocrates to the Human Genome. J. Wiley, 2004.
WILLIAMS, G. ANGEL OF DEATH. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN, 2016.
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