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Pustules on a dairymaid's arm infected with cow-pox. From Edward Jenner 'Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae', London, 1798. Jenner proved that infection with Cowpox could provide immunity to the far more dangerous Smallpox.

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Pustules on a dairymaid's arm infected with cow-pox. From Edward Jenner 'Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae', London, 1798. Jenner proved that infection with Cowpox could provide immunity to the far more dangerous Smallpox.