variolation

• Procedimiento médico histórico que consistía en inocular a una persona susceptible material tomado de las vesículas de la viruela para inducir inmunidad, práctica utilizada antes del desarrollo de la vacunación moderna.

An obsolete medical procedure involving the inoculation of a susceptible person with material taken from a smallpox vesicle, used historically to induce immunity.

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1. Historical smallpox inoculationC2formalmedical

   The obsolete practice of deliberately infecting a person with material from a smallpox pustule to induce a mild form of the disease and provide immunity.

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   • Variolation was a common practice in Asia and Africa before the development of vaccination.
   • Lady Mary Wortley Montagu introduced variolation to England in the 18th century.
   • Unlike modern vaccination, variolation carried a risk of causing a severe case of smallpox.

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