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On Vaccination Against Smallpox
Edward Jenner
| On Vaccination Against Smallpox is Edward Jenner's publication of his research into creating the smallpox vaccine. When in 1788 a smallpox outbreak hit Gloucestershire, Jenner noticed that people who worked with cattle and had caught the mild disease cowpox, which was not fatal, then never came down with smallpox. He found ways to test his observation, and in 1796 his experiments showed that giving a small dose of cowpox to a person gave that person immunity to smallpox. Despite much initial disbelief by his peers, the smallpox vaccine became one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs. | ||||
Source: Edward Jenner, On Vaccination Against Smallpox (1798) | ||||
Lexile Level: TBD | Origin: American | Genre: Non-fiction, essay, Science | ||
| Reading Level: 12 | Language: English | File name: ovas | ||
| Sunshine State Standards: LA.A.2.4: The student constructs meaning from a wide range of texts. LA.D.2.4: The student understands the power of language. SC.F.1.4: The student describes patterns of structure and function in living things. | ||||
Theme: Preventative medicine | ||||
| Reading Strategy: KWL (What do we know, what do we want to find out, what did we learn?) | ||||
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