Smallpox Vaccine and Scientist Edward Jenner
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- Published on Saturday, 04 July 2009 08:43
Smallpox Vaccine and Scientist Edward Jenner ( born on 1749, in Berkeley ) are hot searches on Google Search Engine. Scientist Edward Jenner discovered the Smallpox first successful vaccine in 1796. What is smallpox vaccine? The smallpox vaccine helps the body develop immunity to smallpox.
This vaccine is made from a virus called vaccinia. This virus is a “pox” type virus related to smallpox.
What does it contain?
The smallpox vaccine contains the “live” vaccinia virus not dead virus like many other vaccines.
Edward Jenner - Short Bio
Edward Jenner was born on 17 May 1749 and dead on 26 January 1823. He was an English scientist who studied his natural surroundings in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England. Jenner is widely credited as the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, and is sometimes referred to as the 'Father of Immunology'. Jenner's discovery 'has saved more lives than the work of any other man'.
