Exploring Health & Science with Clarity and Curiosity
In Vaccine series Part 1, we talked about the early history of inoculation and explored the history of smallpox. Smallpox was a devastating disease caused by the variola virus. It had claimed countless fatalities throughout human history. Outbreaks of smallpox ravaged across all continents. In the early days, inoculation or…
In this Vaccine series, we look at the history of inoculation and the importance of smallpox in this chronicle. The chronicle of vaccines started way before Edward Jenner’s innovation on vaccinations in the 18th century. Humanity and disease share a long and eventful history. In particular, smallpox has had a…