Edward+Jenner

**Science** **6th period** **September 20, 2013** ** Edward Jenner **** and the Smallpox Vaccine **
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 * Personal Life – **
 * ** Edward Jenner was born on May 17, 1749 in Berkeley which is a town near Western England **
 * ** He was married to Catherine Kingscote in 1788 **
 * ** He was married to Catherine till she died in 1815 **
 * ** Edward Jenner died on January 26, 1823 of a cerebral hemorrhage (a disease that effects the brain) **
 * Field of Study – **
 * ** Edward Jenner tried to find a cure to the small pox **
 * ** Jenner became Daniel Ludlow (a surgeon) apprentice at age 13 **
 * ** John Hunter (a surgeon from London) was Jenner’s role model in life **
 * ** His first approach at the smallpox vaccine was when a lady came to the office one day and said she couldn’t have smallpox because of she already had cowpox. This made Jenner think about the theory of cowpox as a vaccine. **
 * ** After two months of studying he tested his theory on a 8 year old boy ho had been exposed to cowpox. He then exposed him to the smallpox disease and the boy did not get it. **
 * ** He proved that cowpox was a vaccine for the small pox, and he kept studying until he died. **
 * Smallpox – **
 * ** Smallpox is caused by the virus called Viriola Major **
 * ** Smallpox can be spread by inhaling mucus or saliva from the person with the disease **
 * ** The effects of smallpox after 7 – 17 days you will have mostly the same symptoms of the flu such as body aching, high fever, and fatigue **
 * ** After a few days a body rash accrues then muss filled blisters, which then turn into scabs, which leaves numerous of scars **
 * ** 30 % of humans die due to small pox the other 70% humans can become blind, bald, and other symptoms **
 * ** The disease has been active for many years **


 * Citations – **


 * “Edward Jenner.” // Britannica School. // Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2013. Web. 18 Sep 2013. < **[|**http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/275145**]** > **


 * Marrin, Albert //Dr. Jenner and the Green Speckled: the Search for the Smallpox Vaccine//. New York: Dutton Children’s Books, 2002. Print **


 * Paula, Bourgoin, and Walker “Edward Jenner” //Encyclopedia of World Biography Second Edition//. 835 Penobscot Bldg. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1998. Print. **