5240 posted 270 days ago by TrumpMAGA2045 270 days ago by TrumpMAGA2045 +5241 / -1 286 comments share 286 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (286) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 2 ▼ – the_archivist 2 points 270 days ago +2 / -0 Cowpox is a different disease from smallpox. They most certainly used cowpox infected individuals to inoculate themselves (usually lancing their skin with puss from a boil) but If they did that with smallpox many would die. permalink save report block reply
Cowpox is a different disease from smallpox. They most certainly used cowpox infected individuals to inoculate themselves (usually lancing their skin with puss from a boil) but If they did that with smallpox many would die.