Small Pox is cured!
Edward Jenner creates the world's first vaccine!
"Father of Vaccines"
After his research he became an apprentice to a surgeon Dr. John Hunter a , who chose him because of his intrest of observation and expirimentation. Dr. Hunter ecourage Jenner to be inquistive in his work.
In 1773 Jenner headed back to his hometown of Berkely to become the county doctor. On the side of being a doctor he had been obeserving cowpox and smallpox for a quarter cenuty. This obeservation and experimintation led Jenner to do something that could have revoked his liscence to never practice again. He introduced the infective agent of cowpox into an eight year old boy. Eight weeks later he innoculated the boy with smallpox and the boy was cured. Forever more this would be called a vaccination.
Within 18 months deaths in England had dropped 66% . He also found that he could take the lymph from smallpox pustule and dried it in a glass botlle for use of vaccinations up to three months to be transported.
January 1823 Jenner died and will forver be known as the father of vaccinations.
Edward Jenner
Jenner giving the vaccine
None of these signs are needed anymore!
Sources
"Edward Jenner." Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Biography in Context. Web. 7 Jan. 2016.
"Edward Jenner." World of Health. Gale, 2007. Biography in Context. Web. 7 Jan. 2016.