Project Gutenberg 2009-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 210 Jenner, Edward 1749 1823 An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae A Disease Discovered in Some of the Western Counties of England, Particularly Gloucestershire, and Known by the Name of the Cow Pox E-text prepared by K. Nordquist, Michael Roe, Carl Hudkins, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Posner Memorial Collection, Carnegie Mellon University Libraries (http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/) "An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae" by Edward Jenner is a scientific publication written during the late 18th century. This foundational work explores the properties and implications of cowpox, a disease discovered in western England, particularly Gloucestershire. Jenner's investigation ultimately links cowpox to immunity against smallpox, a significant breakthrough in medical science. In the book, Jenner presents a detailed analysis of cowpox, describing its transmission from horses to cows and then to humans, primarily through individuals who milk the infected cows. He shares numerous case studies illustrating how individuals who contracted cowpox subsequently remained immune to smallpox, even after exposure or inoculation attempts. The text carefully dissects symptoms, outcomes, and the effectiveness of the cowpox virus in protecting against smallpox, highlighting Jenner’s experimental approach that laid the groundwork for the development of vaccination techniques that we recognize today. Throughout the work, he stresses the import of these findings for public health and the potential for cowpox to serve as a safer means of inoculation against smallpox. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Smallpox -- Vaccination -- Early works to 1800 Vaccinia -- Early works to 1800 Vaccination -- Early works to 1800 RC Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Health & Medicine 103960 2025-07-12T07:43:41.891571 text/html 100407 2009-07-14T23:16:40 text/html 2235244 2025-07-12T07:43:49.108610 application/epub+zip 2232143 2025-07-12T07:43:45.668558 application/epub+zip 104519 2025-07-12T07:43:44.164567 application/epub+zip 1921005 2025-07-12T07:43:51.543514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1895476 2025-07-12T07:43:47.924523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115483 2022-09-13T15:18:01.809756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 85640 2025-07-12T07:43:41.473554 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85358 2009-07-14T23:07:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85373 2009-07-14T23:07:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21358 2025-07-12T07:43:51.666516 application/rdf+xml 25703 2025-07-12T07:43:44.658541 image/jpeg 4914 2025-07-12T07:43:44.410566 image/jpeg 30343 2009-07-14T23:07:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 5625959 2009-07-14T23:19:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 30331 2009-07-14T23:07:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 5834242 2025-07-12T07:43:41.955580 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia