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Dr edward jenner discovered the first vaccine to protect people from what disease?
Smallpox
What particularly important achievement did Edward Jenner make?
He had discovered a cure for SMALLPOX which was called Smallpox vaccine... had tested the vaccination on a person called James Phipps .
Where can one go to find information on a smallpox vaccine?
The website for the centers for disease control and prevention has information about the smallpox vaccine. It will inform you what smallpox is, what are the symptoms, and why you should get the vaccine.
Does smallpox vaccine come from cows?
The smallpox vaccine comes from cows. Most diseases you a weakened form of the disease. However the smallpox vaccine is brought from cowpox. (closely related to smallpox but not as dangerous). You cannot get this vaccine anymore and if you did it would result in a bad reaction.
Is the smallpox vaccine FDA approved?
Yes it is , and smallpox is aredicated.
What was the smallpox vaccine called?
The smallpox vaccine is an injection to prevent one from contracting smallpox. It has been used to help the body to develop immunity against the disease.
What did the smallpox vaccine do?
Edward Jenner discovered that farmers who had caught cowpox did not suffer from smallpox. He then started injecting people with small doses of cowpox and he observed that they did not catch smallpox. He had created a vaccination for smallpox. :D
What Legal responsibility does the CDC have to inform public of risks to smallpox vaccine?
What Legal responsibility dose the CDC have to inform public of risks to smallpox vaccine?
What disease can be vaccinated using cowpox organisms?
Smallpox. Louis Pasteur discovered the vaccine for small pox, using the cow pox organisms.
What are the cures for smallpox?
The cure for smallpox is cowpox. Cowpox is a mild version of smallpox and is usually not fatal. The smallpox vaccine contains cowpox.
Who discovered the first vaccine?
Edward Jenner created the first vaccine to be widely used in 1796; others had done the same before him, but their discoveries were not well-known. Jenner found that milkmaids infected with cowpox did not get smallpox. He tested this theory on a young boy, first exposing him to cowpox, then smallpox. The boy did not develop smallpox, and Jenner's work was published widely.
What was Jenner famous for?
Edward Jenner was famous for developing the smallpox vaccine. Not only was the vaccine paramount in decreasing the number of cases of smallpox until it was eradicated from the earth, but it was also the first vaccine.
