A continuation of facts and observations relative to the variolae vaccinae, or cow pox / by Edward Jenner.

  • Jenner, Edward, 1749-1823
Date:
1800
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Credit: A continuation of facts and observations relative to the variolae vaccinae, or cow pox / by Edward Jenner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ftitution. As foon as the patient-was freed from this difeafe, this appearance advanced in the ufual way*. The Cafe of Mifs H R is not lefs interefting than that of her filler above related. She was expofed to the con- tagion of the Scarlatina at the fame time, and fickened almoft at the fame hour. The fymptoms continued fevere about twelve hours when the Scarlatine-rafh fhewed itfelf faintly upon her face, and partly upon her neck. After remaining two or three hours it fuddenly difappeared, and fhe became perfectly free from every complaint. My furprife at this fudden tranfition from extreme ficknefs to health, in great meafure ceafed when I obferved that the inoculated pullule had occafioned, in this cafe, the common efflorefcent appearance around it, and that as it approached the centre it was nearly in an eryfipelatous i * I witnefled a fimilar fa& in a cafe of Meafles*. The puftule from the Cow Pock virus advancad to maturity, while the Meafles exifted in the conffitution, but no efflorefcence appeared around it until the Meafles had ceafed to exert its influence. * See page 55. Rate.