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Jul 14, 2021 · Jesty's story began in 1774, when the farmer from Yetminster deliberately infected his family with cowpox in a bid to protect them from the deadly smallpox virus. Smallpox was the leading cause...
Jesty's story began in 1774, when the farmer from Yetminster deliberately infected his family with cowpox in a bid to protect them from the deadly smallpox virus.
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Benjamin Jesty (c. 1736 – 16 April 1816) was a farmer at Yetminster in Dorset, England, notable for his early experiment in inducing immunity against smallpox using cowpox.
Dec 20, 2003 · Although Benjamin Jesty's only experience of life was that of a farmer in a rural community, Jesty had based his experiment on a plausible hypothesis formed from his personal observations and experience—evident from the report of the officers of the Institute in 1805 .
- Patrick J Pead
- 2003
Jesty, a cattle farmer from Dorset, England, gained notoriety as a key contributor to the linkage of cowpox and smallpox. He was the first recognized person to introduce cowpox inoculation, a procedure he experimented with on his wife and children.
- Sharp, Michael William, c. 1776-1840
- England--London
- American Medical Association
- Burroughs Wellcome and Company
Dec 23, 2006 · This year the UK's Wellcome Trust bought the only oil painting of the first vaccinator, Benjamin Jesty. This was noteworthy because the portrait was thought to be lost and only a few relations of the previous owner knew of its existence until 2004. Jesty was a farmer who lived in the village of Yetminster in North Dorset, UK. He was convinced of the folk tale that milkmaids who contracted ...
Sep 29, 2020 · Smallpox used to kill millions. But a chance discovery led to the first vaccine, and a transformation in human health. Smallpox was a terrible disease. “Your body would ache, you’d have high ...
