Treatment and Vaccines for Smallpox
To the left is the picture of Edward Jenner, the first person to develop a vaccine for smallpox.
Jenner discovered that if one was to be exposed to cowpox, he/she could not contract
smallpox. Jenner conducted studies which proved his theory to be correct. People would
most often get over the cowpox quickly and become immune to smallpox from then on.
Jenner discovered that if one was to be exposed to cowpox, he/she could not contract
smallpox. Jenner conducted studies which proved his theory to be correct. People would
most often get over the cowpox quickly and become immune to smallpox from then on.
An improved vaccine of smallpox was created by Louis T. Wright. He was a medical student at Harvard. During World War I, Wright created an intradermal vaccine for smallpox, which was used throughout the war.
The scientist, Leslie Collier, introduced the most recently used smallpox vaccine. Collier developed a freeze-dry method to produce more a more heat stable smallpox vaccine in the late 1940's. Collier's key ingredient to success in his new smallpox vaccine was the addition of the soluble protein, called peptone. This greatly changed how long the vaccine would be effective for at room temperature. Sadly, Leslie Collier died very recently (March 14, 2011) at the ripe old age of 90 years old.
The scientist, Leslie Collier, introduced the most recently used smallpox vaccine. Collier developed a freeze-dry method to produce more a more heat stable smallpox vaccine in the late 1940's. Collier's key ingredient to success in his new smallpox vaccine was the addition of the soluble protein, called peptone. This greatly changed how long the vaccine would be effective for at room temperature. Sadly, Leslie Collier died very recently (March 14, 2011) at the ripe old age of 90 years old.
