Battling smallpox before vaccination : inoculation in eighteenth-century Germany
"When smallpox inoculation entered western medical practice in 1721 it aroused considerable controversy. A broad-based cohort of enlightened Germans such as publishers, poets, pastors and elite women attempted to dispel the doubts and encourage the innovative procedure. Yet many parents remaine...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Leiden Boston : Brill,
[2022]
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Clio medica
volume 105 |
| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Clio medica |
| Schlagworte: | Smallpox Medicine Smallpox vaccine Geschichte Deutschland Pocken Pockenimpfung Wirkung Öffentliche Meinung Debatte mehr... |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 295 Seiten) |
| Zusammenfassung: | "When smallpox inoculation entered western medical practice in 1721 it aroused considerable controversy. A broad-based cohort of enlightened Germans such as publishers, poets, pastors and elite women attempted to dispel the doubts and encourage the innovative procedure. Yet many parents remained fearful, and the contagiousness of inoculation also necessitated a new approach. National pride in the past defeat of bubonic plague aroused optimism that smallpox could be banished using a similar strategy. The arrival in 1800 of Jenner's vaccine ended the debates by offering yet another promising new approach. Battling Smallpox before Vaccination explores the social and medical impacts of inoculation. It offers belated recognition for the valiant attempts of the many protagonists battling against the so-called 'murdering angel' before Edward Jenner's discovery of vaccination. It provides a comprehensive description and penetrating analysis of the understanding and perception of smallpox, the propagation of pro-inoculation information, varied reactions to inoculation, and debates over the idealistic goal of eradicating smallpox"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (Seiten [258]-281) and index |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 295 Seiten) Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9789004465374 9004465375 9789004465138 9004465138 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/9789004465374 |