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Vaccination

By Erik Richardson

Book information

Publisher
LLC, Cavendish Square Publishing
Year
2017
ISBN
9781502627803, 9781502627810
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
11 MB (11435064 bytes)
Series
Great Discoveries in Science
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-09 14:22:15
History; Science; Young Adult Nonfiction; YAN05011

Description

Contemporary vaccination is rooted in centuries of scientific discovery. Some scholars believe that as far back as 1000 CE, Chinese Taoists used variolation (or inoculation) to control the spread of disease. In 1796, Edward Jenner developed a smallpox vaccine that ranks as one of the most important scientific breakthroughs of all time. This book explains how Jenner made his discovery based on the achievements of those who came before him, how vaccination works, and the many ways that vaccines continue to shape science (and generate controversy) today.

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