Battling Smallpox before Vaccination
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-46513-8 (ISBN)
When smallpox inoculation entered western medical practice in 1721 it aroused considerable controversy. A broad-based cohort of enlightened Germans such as publishers, poets, pastors and elite women attempted to dispel the doubts and encourage the innovative procedure. Yet many parents remained fearful, and the contagiousness of inoculation also necessitated a new approach. National pride in the past defeat of bubonic plague aroused optimism that smallpox could be banished using a similar strategy. The arrival in 1800 of Jenner’s vaccine ended the debates by offering yet another promising new approach.
Battling Smallpox before Vaccination explores the social and medical impacts of inoculation. It offers belated recognition for the valiant attempts of the many protagonists battling against the so-called ‘murdering angel’ before Edward Jenner’s discovery of vaccination. It provides a comprehensive description and penetrating analysis of the understanding and perception of smallpox, the propagation of pro-inoculation information, varied reactions to inoculation, and debates over the idealistic goal of eradicating smallpox.
Jennifer D. Penschow (PhD Med. 1994 Melbourne; PhD His. 2016 Tasmania) has one international patent and 39 peer-reviewed collaborative publications, including two articles in Nature, mainly with research teams at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne, the Howard Florey Institute, Melbourne, and the Department of Biochemistry, University of Tasmania. At present she is an independent scholar.
Author’s Note and Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Realities, Myths, and Perceptions
1Reality and Mythology of Smallpox
2Inoculation Offers a New Approach
3Perceptions of a Benevolent ‘Murdering Angel’
2 The Ruling Class and the Nobility
1Princes, and ‘Travelling Inoculators’
2High-Ranking Mothers
3Successive Prussian Kings’ Strategies
4The Rural Nobility
3 Academics and Medical Men
1University Medical Schools
2Physiki Lead the Way
3Social-Class Considerations – Doctors Versus Surgeons
4 The Discourse in the Print Media
1The Published Word Spreads News of the Innovation
2Intellectuals, Doctors, and the Public Have Their Say
3Regional Influences Come into Play
5 A Literary Focus on Women
1Changing Sentiments in Depictions of Disfigurement
2Poets and Writers Focus on Young Women
3Real and Fictional Women as Inoculation Promoters
4Women as Authors, and as Targets of Advice
6 Pastors and Peasants
1The Problem of Smallpox in Rural Areas
2Challenges for Country Pastors
3Inoculation Makes Inroads
7 To Inoculate, or Aim to Eradicate Smallpox
1Inoculation versus Containment Strategies
2Two Campaigns Aiming to Eradicate Smallpox
3Disputes over Prospects for Eradication
Conclusion
Appendix 1: German University Dissertations about Inoculation: 1720–1798
Appendix 2: Original German Publications about Inoculation: 1714–1800
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.12.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Clio Medica ; 105 |
| Zusatzinfo | 2 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Tables, black and white; 13 Illustrations, color; 5 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Leiden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 646 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-04-46513-8 / 9004465138 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-04-46513-8 / 9789004465138 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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