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what is the name of the vaccine for small pox
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Cure for smallpox?
No cure, it is viral. However vaccination has eliminated it.
What did Edward Jenner invented?
the smallpox vaccine.
What year did Edward Jenner discover germs?
Edward Jenner did not discover germs, he developed vaccination for smallpox (using cowpox pustules) which was much safer than the inoculation for smallpox (using smallpox pustules) then in use. However he had no idea what actually caused smallpox, only that it was something invisible in the pus from the pustules.
What did Edward Jenner call his method of protection from smallpox?
vaccination, from the latin word vaccina (cow). because he used an extract from cow pustules, not human pustules as others had tried earlier. cowpox and smallpox are close enough related to cause crossimmunity, but cowpox can't infect humans.
Was smallpox on the first fleet?
Smallpox was on the First Fleet in the form of bottles of dried innoculation materials. Such material was used to protect people against smallpox before Jenner's vaccination became available. No case of active smallpox disease was reported during the First Fleet voyage. However a seamen from the First Fleet caught smallpox (from local natives) over a year after arrival at Sydney Cove.
What cure smallpox?
A vaccination.
What are scientists doing or using smallpox for?
The treatment for smallpox was to get a vaccination.
Can someone refuse vaccination for smallpox?
yes...
Who introduced vaccination for smallpox?
Edward Jenner
How was the smallpox virus wiped out?
The use of aggressive vaccination.
Can you lift weights after getting the smallpox vaccination?
Yes.
What are the most effective weapons against smallpox?
Vaccination
When did vaccination start in the United States for smallpox?
1796
What was edward Jenner's accomplishment?
He discovered a vaccination for the smallpox
Who was the inventor of the vaccine against smallpox and concluded that a person inflicted with cowpox disease will not be inflicted anymore by smallpox?
An English doctor by the name of Edward Jenner. He noticed that milkmaids got cowpox which was similar to smallpox, but much milder, and after a milkmaid had had cowpox, she did not get smallpox. So Dr Jenner tried to scratch the skin of volunteers with a needle dipped in to cowpox germs. The volunteer got a transient mild illness and did not get smallpox after vaccination. When Dr Jenner's vaccine was shown to be so effective, vaccination against smallpox became compulsory. Smallpox is now almost entirely eradicated and most counties stopped making smallpox vaccination compulsory in the late 70s and early 80s.
How important of the prevention of disease was edward jenners discover of smallpox vaccination?
His discovery led to the eradication of smallpox around the world.
Why is smallpox now an extinct illness?
Because of vaccination programme
