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Q: How was small pox treated in the 1700's?
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How were diseases treated in the 1700s?

exercise or diet (eating lemons and oranges)


What did Cornwallis die from?

He Died of Small Pox


Who is Jenner?

Edward Jenner invented/discovered vaccinations. he found out that when he gave somebody a small dose of cow pox, (similar in its composition to small pox but non lethal) it made his patients immune to contracting small pox. He was a great man, one to be admired the world over.


What are facts about Mary Stuart?

she died of small pox


What is the name for the smallpox vaccination?

what is the name of the vaccine for small pox

Related questions

How is small pox treated?

it cant be treated. there is no cure at the moment


What were some south 1700s disease?

one is small pox another is yellow fever and another iswhooping cough


Why is smallpox called smallpox if they are big boils?

Small pox and chicken pox are to different things! Please do not confuse them, chicken pox are a minor virous that people today get. Small pox on the other hand is a very dangerous thing that may led to death if not treated. It's not as dangerous and does not effect people like it did...but they are not the same thing i think that's a joke or somethin. no body calls small pox chicken pox


How is smallpox disease treated?

Small pox is considered eraticated. Has been ever sense a vaccine was created using a similiar but not as deadly pox-like disease that had something to do with cattle.


Is small pox a non-infectious disease?

Small pox is a contagious disease.


Who do you get small pox?

by sharing a drink with somebody that has small pox


Were animals attacked with smallpox too?

Not exactly. I have seen cowpox and sheep pox , and they are transmissible to humans from open pustules , but are easily treated and are quite mild when they jump to humans. More like chicken pox than small pox. Anyway , it just reinforces proper handwashing.


Can humans catch squirrel pox?

No, they can't, it's called squirrel pox not human pox or small pox.


Why did James phipps not catch smallpox?

The cow pox germs got in the way of the small pox germs, so he didn't get small pox.


What is an fact about Smallpox?

Small pox is made plural by adding an appostriphe s Small pox's


What is the significance of Jenners discovery?

he created a vaccination for small pox


What did Jenner do?

Jenner did all of this:Edward Jenner made a vaccine for small pox.he saw that cow pox was similar to small pox sothen he injected the man with with cow pox and he did getsickthen he recovered, and he put the recovered man with someonewho had small pox, and the guy with small pox died, but the man who was injected with cow pox lived, and never got sickWhat_did_Edward_Jenner_do