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Information about Edward Jenner

Answer 1

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Edward Jenner, FRS FRCPE was an English physician who was a contributor of the smallpox vaccine. The practice was popularized by Jenner and was hence used ubiquitously until now to prevent several diseases. Wikipedia

Born: 17 May 1749, Berkeley, United Kingdom

Died: 26 January 1823, Berkeley, United Kingdom

Nationality: English

Known for: Smallpox vaccine; Vaccination

Children: Catherine Fitzhardinge Jenner, Robert Fitzhardinge Jenner, more

Answer 2

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Edward Jenner had on 17 May , 1749 and died on 26 January , 1823. A British doctor discovered the vaccine for smallpox in 1798 . He noticed that milkman did not suffer from smallpox even during epidemics if they had earlier suffered from cowpox . On May 14 1796, Dr Jenner took cowpox matter from blisters on the arm of a milkmaid and injected that into the arm of an 8 year old boy James Phipps . Phipps quickly developed cowpox and recovered . On July 1796 , doctor Jenner injected the same boy Phipps with small pox but he did not contract smallpox. He had acquired immunity against small pox . In this way Edward Jenner discovered the vaccine for smallpox .