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  1. viral
    relating to or caused by a virus
    Cowpox is a mild viral infection of cows.
  2. infection
    the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
    Cowpox is a mild viral infection of cows.
  3. vaccination
    taking a substance, usually by injection, against a disease
    The first vaccination
    In May 1796 a dairymaid, Sarah Nelmes, consulted Jenner about a rash on her hand.
  4. consult
    get or ask advice from
    The first vaccination
    In May 1796 a dairymaid, Sarah Nelmes, consulted Jenner about a rash on her hand.
  5. rash
    any red eruption of the skin
    The first vaccination
    In May 1796 a dairymaid, Sarah Nelmes, consulted Jenner about a rash on her hand.
  6. diagnose
    determine the nature of a problem or an illness
    He diagnosed cowpox rather than smallpox and Sarah confirmed that one of her cows, a Gloucester cow called Blossom, had recently had cowpox.
  7. confirm
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
    He diagnosed cowpox rather than smallpox and Sarah confirmed that one of her cows, a Gloucester cow called Blossom, had recently had cowpox.
  8. protective
    intended or adapted to provide safety of some kind
    Edward Jenner realised that this was his opportunity to test the protective properties of cowpox by giving it to someone who had not yet suffered smallpox.
  9. anticipated
    expected hopefully
    As Jenner anticipated, and undoubtedly to his great relief, James did not develop smallpox, either on this occasion or on the many subsequent ones when his immunity was tested again.
  10. undoubtedly
    certainly
    As Jenner anticipated, and undoubtedly to his great relief, James did not develop smallpox, either on this occasion or on the many subsequent ones when his immunity was tested again.
  11. immunity
    the condition in which an organism can resist disease
    As Jenner anticipated, and undoubtedly to his great relief, James did not develop smallpox, either on this occasion or on the many subsequent ones when his immunity was tested again.
  12. contaminate
    make impure
    In an age when infection was not understood, cowpox samples often became contaminated with smallpox itself because those handling it worked in smallpox hospitals or carried out variolation.
  13. inoculation
    taking a vaccine as a precaution against a disease
    This led to claims that cowpox was no safer than smallpox inoculation.
  14. compulsory
    required by rule
    Variolation was forbidden by Act of Parliament in 1840 and vaccination with cowpox was made compulsory in 1853.
  15. vehement
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
    This in its turn led to protest marches and vehement opposition from those who demanded freedom of choice.
  16. derived
    formed or developed from something else; not original
    The technique of introducing material under the skin to produce protection against disease became universally known as vaccination, a word derived from the Latin name for the cow (vacca), in Jenner's honour.
Created on Sun Jan 12 16:45:53 EST 2020 (updated Sun Jan 12 16:48:50 EST 2020)

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