The Bizarre Story Of The Very First Vaccine
Vaccines are everywhere nowadays, but how did they come about? Turns out, the story's a lot weirder than you might think. Poop Can Teach You A Lot, But You ...
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This Europe in the 18th Century. Smallpox is everywhere, 400,000 Europeans are dying from it each year. And there’s no cure, but there might be hope… there’s a doctor who thinks he’s found a way to fight the disease. All you need to do is let him infect you with some good, old-fashioned, cowpox-infected pus. Of course, there is this other doctor who says, “Sure, you could do that, but it will might make your face look like a cow’s.” And the debate over vaccines began. Today, vaccinations are fairly common. Here’s a quick recap of how they work. There are a number of different types of vaccines, but they are all meant to do the same thing - give your body the ability to fight a disease without actually contracting it. Whether they use a dead or weakened virus or a toxin, ...
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This Europe in the 18th Century. Smallpox is everywhere, 400,000 Europeans are dying from it each year. And there’s no cure, but there might be hope… there’s a doctor who thinks he’s found a way to fight the disease. All you need to do is let him infect you with some good, old-fashioned, cowpox-infected pus. Of course, there is this other doctor who says, “Sure, you could do that, but it will might make your face look like a cow’s.” And the debate over vaccines began. Today, vaccinations are fairly common. Here’s a quick recap of how they work. There are a number of different types of vaccines, but they are all meant to do the same thing - give your body the ability to fight a disease without actually contracting it. Whether they use a dead or weakened virus or a toxin, ...
