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Article: Edward Jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination.
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- Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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In science credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not the man to whom the idea first occurs.--Francis Galton
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For many centuries, smallpox devastated mankind. In modern times we do not have to worry about it thanks to the remarkable work of Edward Jenner and later developments from his endeavors. With the rapid pace of vaccine development in recent decades, the historic origins of immunization are often forgotten. Unfortunately, since the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the threat of biological warfare and bioterrorism has reemerged. Smallpox has been identified as a possible agent of bioterrorism (1). It seems ...