An Estimate of the True Value of Vaccination as a Security Against Small Pox
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| Author | Greenhow, T. M. (Thomas Michael), 1791-1881 |
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| Title | An Estimate of the True Value of Vaccination as a Security Against Small Pox |
| Note | Reading ease score: 47.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
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| Summary | "An Estimate of the True Value of Vaccination as a Security Against Small Pox" by T. M. Greenhow is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work focuses on the topic of vaccination, particularly its efficacy and importance in preventing smallpox, a disease that has historically caused widespread mortality and suffering. The text aims to provide comprehensive evidence and arguments to support the practice of vaccination as a public health measure. In the book, Greenhow discusses the historical context of smallpox, its devastating impacts on society, and the emergence of vaccination as a pivotal solution. He reviews the benefits of vaccination, comparing mortality rates from smallpox before and after its introduction, and highlights how vaccination has significantly reduced the incidence and fatality of the disease. Greenhow expresses concern over public skepticism and misapprehensions regarding vaccination, advocating for its widespread adoption to protect individuals, especially children, and to achieve the ultimate goal of eliminating smallpox altogether. The text serves as both an informative resource for the public and a call to action for the medical community to promote vaccination’s undeniable value as a life-saving measure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | RC: Medicine: Internal medicine |
| Subject | Smallpox -- Vaccination |
| Subject | Smallpox vaccine |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 49475 |
| Release Date | Jul 18, 2015 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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