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inoculation
(redirected from variolation)

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Turkish and Chinese styles of variolation were two possible ways of inoculating a child, both of which were introduced in Japan but gained little support from Japanese officials.
The Vaccinators: Smallpox, Medical Knowledge, and the "Opening" of ... by Barker, Thomas W. / Journal of East Asian Studies
The stability of the smallpox virus was often noted by 18th-century physicians in debates over the comparative merits of variolation and vaccination.
Osler and the infected letter by Ambrose, Charles T. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Among his friends was none other than Benjamin Franklin, who was very much impressed with the principle of smallpox inoculation, based on the ancient Oriental practice of variolation.
The Legacy of William Heberden by Jay, Venita / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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