Variolation is an outdated medical technique that was used to protect people from smallpox. Doctors haven’t practiced the technique since the 19th century, though, when it was replaced with a more ...

We’ve all heard of vaccination, but what do you know about variolation? Variolation was a primitive method of immunizing people against smallpox. In a nutshell, people were intentionally infected with ...

As SARS-CoV-2 continues its global spread, it’s possible that one of the pillars of Covid-19 pandemic control — universal facial masking — might help reduce the severity of disease and ensure that a ...

In 1796, British doctor Edward Jenner became famous for being the first doctor to use a form of bovine disease called cowpox to inoculate or against smallpox. It was a breakthrough in medical history.

You have to pity Edward Jenner. He develops a vaccination for smallpox, saves countless lives in the process and eradicates one of the greatest scourges of humanity, yet is often accused of conducting ...

Gandhi and Rutherford referred to SARS-CoV-2 transmission through small inocula that penetrated masks as variolation. Masks filter droplets containing virus particles and thus could reduce viral ...

Edward Jenner (1749–1823), a physician from Gloucestershire in England, is widely regarded as the ‘father of vaccination’ (Milestone 2). However, the origins of vaccination lie further back in time ...