Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 217

LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blogJust when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 217: children who changed medicine. Question 1In 1796, What did James Phipps (1788-1853) participate in that significantly changed the course of modern medicine?+ Reveal the Funtabulous Answerexpand(document.getElementById('ddet87874616'));expand(document.getElementById('ddetlink87874616'))Inoculation of Cowpox as a means of preventing Smallpox – and the start of vaccinations.For many years, Edward Jenner had heard tales of dairymaids that were protected from smallpox after having suffered from cowpox.  Additionally, the process of variolation (taking infective material from active smallpox lesions or powdered smallpox scabs and inserting them into superficial wounds made in the patient) had been common in Europe and America since the early 1720s. Indeed Edward Jenner himself had undergone the procedure at the age of 8.James Phipps  (1788-1853) was 8 years old in 1796, and the son of a poor labourer.  In May 1796, Jenner used fresh cowpox material from a young dairymaid, Sarah Nelms to inoculate James.  James developed a mild fever and axillary discomfort, on the ninth day felt cold and loss of appetite, but by...
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