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🗓️ Tal dia com avui, però del 1749, va néixer en Edward Jenner (poeta, biòleg, metge, naturalista i investigador) descobridor de la vacuna contra la verola, posteriorment perfeccionada per Louis Pasteur.
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"La desviació de l'home respecte de l'estat en què es trobava originalment a la natura sembla haver-li proporcionat una font prolífica de malalties"
✍️ Edward Jenner

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Akerix 4d ago

Inoculación de viruela de Edward Jenner

El 14 de mayo de 1796, el médico inglés Edward Jenner administró la primera inoculación contra la viruela, un procedimiento médico revolucionario que cambiaría el curso de la historia. Este evento pivotal marcó el inicio del fin de la viruela, una enfermedad que había asolado a la humanidad duran…

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https://akerix.com/on-this-day/05-14-edward-jenner-administers-the-first-smallpox-inoculation-1796

Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation. — Akerix

English physician (1749–1823)

Akerix

Strum Apr 15

The Chantry, Berkeley. Glos (The Jenner Museum). The home of Edward Jenner, pioneer of smallpox vaccination. Said to have saved more human lives than any other.
#photography #Chantry #EdwardJenner #Berkeley #museum #SmallPox #vaccination #Gloucestershire

Brewminate Jul 21, 2025

📅 July 21, 1796

Edward Jenner scratched a boy with cowpox to fight smallpox.

The vaccine worked.

It was the start of something massive: immunology.

#TodayInHistory #VaccineHistory #EdwardJenner #Smallpox #Brewminate

Bufale.net

Sep 27, 2024

Nel 1796 #EdwardJenner inventò il primo #vaccino della storia, utilissimo contro il #vaiolo. Seguirono i primi #novax della storia, utili solo a creare #meme tragicomici e, generalmente, essere la rottura di scatole che tutti ricordiamo oggi
Per dettagli: https://www.bufale.net/ecco-come-siamo-arrivati-al-vaccino-contro-il-vaiolo/

Ecco come siamo arrivati al vaccino contro il vajolo.

Conoscete tutti il vaccino contro il vaiolo, vaccinazione obbligatoria abrogata solo nel 1981 grazie all'eradicazione della malattia

Bufale

Legends and Lotties Jul 19, 2024

🌟🩺 Honoring Edward Jenner: The Father of Vaccination 🩺🌟
Hey folks! 📢 Today, let's celebrate the incredible contributions of Edward Jenner, the pioneer of vaccination! 👨‍⚕️💉
In the 18th century, smallpox was a devastating disease, causing severe illness and death. 😷💀 Edward Jenner, an English country doctor, observed that milkmaids who contracted cowpox were immune to smallpox. 🐄🦠 This observation led to his groundbreaking experiment on May 14, 1796.
Jenner took pus from a cowpox blister on a milkmaid's hand and inoculated it into an eight-year-old boy named James Phipps. 🌿🔬 After developing a mild fever, James quickly recovered. Weeks later, Jenner exposed him to smallpox, but James did not get sick. This confirmed that cowpox provided immunity against smallpox! 💪🙌
In 1798, Jenner published his findings, introducing the term "vaccine" from the Latin word "Variolae vaccinae" (cowpox). 📚📝 His work revolutionized medicine and laid the foundation for modern immunology, saving countless lives and leading to the eradication of smallpox by 1980. 🌍✨
Jenner's legacy lives on in every vaccine developed since, protecting us from diseases like polio, measles, and influenza. 🌈💉 Let's honor his memory by continuing to support and trust in science and vaccination! 🧠🔬
Thank you, Edward Jenner, for your brilliance and dedication to humanity's health! 🌟❤️ #EdwardJenner #Vaccination #PublicHealth #Immunology #ScienceHeroes #SmallpoxEradication #TrustScience