Edward Jenner and the history of smallpoxand vaccination

Smallpox:Variola (major & minor)Symptoms

•Backache

•Delirium

•Diarrhea

•Excessive bleeding

•Fatigue

•High fever

•Malaise

•Raised pink rash -- turns into sores

that become crusty on day 8 or 9

•Severe headache

•Vomiting

Edward Jenner (1749–1823)

Smallpox: the origin of a disease

French-Indian War (1754 – 1767):Sir Jeffrey Amherst

Smallpox scars

Origin of variola

Varius: “stained” [Latin]

Varus: “mark on the skin” [Latin]

small pockes (pocke meaning sac) [English]