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The first known cases of smallpox go back to 1350 BC and the disease has been known for a very long time. Dr. Campbell identified how smallpox is spread. Edward Jenner is credited with developing the smallpox vaccine in 1796.

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What was edward Jenner's accomplishment?

He discovered a vaccination for the smallpox


What desease was Edward Jenner interested in?

He discovered a cure for smallpox.


What day was smallpox discovered?

No one knows back in 1122 BC


A scientist that discovered and develop the way of preventing smallpox through vaccination?

Edward Jenner (1745)-(1823) he was an English doctor who discovered a way of preventing the smallpox and in doing so, developed the start of vaccination...


WHO DISCOVERED THE SMALLPOX CURE?

it was edward Jenner


Who found smallpox?

Smallpox has been around since 1100 BC. The first attempt to protect people from the disease was discovered in 1796 by Edward Jenner.


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 .


Dr edward jenner discovered the first vaccine to protect people from what disease?

Smallpox


Where did the first scientist discover smallpox?

Smallpox is believed to have been around since ancient times, so it is difficult to pinpoint exactly where it was first discovered. However, the earliest recorded outbreaks of smallpox date as far back as ancient Egypt, India, and China. The first vaccine for smallpox was developed by Edward Jenner in the late 18th century.


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 are the microorganism responsible for smallpox?

The microorganism responsible for smallpox is the variola virus. It is a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus. Smallpox is a highly contagious and potentially deadly disease that has been eradicated through global vaccination efforts.


What happen in 1749?

On May 18th, 1749, Edward Jenner was born. He was an English Doctor Who discovered a cure for people with something called "smallpox". It's very rare, and he took pus from a cowpox pustule and insert it into the arm of a boy who had smallpox. Weird enough, it actually saved this boy from smallpox.