Smallpox vaccination: an early start of modern medicine in America | Semantic Scholar Skip to search formSkip to main content> Semantic Scholar's Logo Search Sign InCreate Free Account You are currently offline. Some features of the site may not work correctly. DOI:10.1080/20009666.2016.1273611 Corpus ID: 20702504Smallpox vaccination: an early start of modern medicine in America @article{Liebowitz2017SmallpoxVA, title={Smallpox vaccination: an early start of modern medicine in America}, author={D. Liebowitz}, journal={Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives}, year={2017}, volume={7}, pages={61 - 63} } D. Liebowitz Published 2017 Medicine Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives ABSTRACT Smallpox was eradicated by the World Health Organization in 1980. Before its eradication thedisease had a mortality rate upwards of 50% and had a significant impact on society. During theAmerican Revolutionary war, smallpox outbreaks were impeding the American war effort until1777 when George Washington carried out a mass inoculation campaign in the ContinentalArmy that reduced the mortality from smallpox to less than 2%. Inoculation was an early formof vaccination that used live virus… Expand View on Taylor & Francis tandfonline.com Save to Library Create Alert Cite Launch Research Feed Share This Paper 1 Citations View All Topics from this paper Vaccination American Revolution Smallpox Viruses Smallpox Vaccine Mortality Vital Statistics One Citation Citation Type Citation Type All Types Cites Results Cites Methods Cites Background Has PDF Publication Type Author More Filters More Filters Filters Sort by Most Influenced Papers Sort by Citation Count Sort by Recency Vaccines: A Clinical Overview and Practical Guide J. Domachowske, Manika Suryadevara 2021 Save Alert Research Feed References SHOWING 1-10 OF 24 REFERENCES SORT BYRelevance Most Influenced Papers Recency Edward Jenner and the History of Smallpox and Vaccination S. Riedel Medicine Proceedings 2005 451 PDF View 2 excerpts, references background Save Alert Research Feed Vaccines for preventing smallpox. W. Metzger, B. Mordmüller Medicine The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2007 23 View 1 excerpt, references background Save Alert Research Feed Smallpox in Washington's Army: Strategic Implications of the Disease During the American Revolutionary War A. Becker History 2004 21 PDF Save Alert Research Feed The evolution of preventive medicine in the United States Army, 1607-1939 S. Bayne-Jones, R. S. Anderson Medicine 1968 25 Highly Influential View 3 excerpts, references background Save Alert Research Feed Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82 E. Rhoades Medicine 2002 65 PDF View 1 excerpt, references background Save Alert Research Feed Letter from George Washington to William Shippen Jr. National Archives Founders Online; 1777 Feb 6. [cited 2016 Nov 1] 2016 Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Waterhouse. National Archives Founders Online; 1801 Jul 25. [cited 2016 1 Nov 2016 Smallpox in the 18th Century M. C. Buer History 2013 1 Save Alert Research Feed Smallpox variolation during the revolutionary war. J. Cantey Medicine The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2011 4 Save Alert Research Feed Vaccines for preventing smallpox. Cochrane Infectious Diseses Group 2007 ... 1 2 3 ... Related Papers Abstract Topics 1 Citations 24 References Related Papers Stay Connected With Semantic Scholar Sign Up About Semantic Scholar Semantic Scholar is a free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature, based at the Allen Institute for AI. Learn More → Resources DatasetsSupp.aiAPIOpen Corpus Organization About UsResearchPublishing PartnersData Partners   FAQContact Proudly built by AI2 with the help of our Collaborators Terms of Service•Privacy Policy The Allen Institute for AI By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and Dataset License ACCEPT & CONTINUE