Variolation
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variolation-177-676699
title:
Variolation
text:
Variolation was the method of inoculation first used to immunize individuals against smallpox (Variola) with material taken from a patient or a recently variolated individual, in the hope that a mild, but protective, infection would result. Only 1–2% of those variolated died from the intentional infection compared to 30% who contracted smallpox naturally. Variolation is no longer used today. It was replaced by the smallpox vaccine, a safer alternative. This in turn led to the development of the
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description:
Former method of smallpox immunisation
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variolation
date created:
2004-06-28T17:01:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T08:58:56Z
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