Inoculation is the act of implanting a pathogen or other microorganism.
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10 Facts About Inoculation
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Inoculation is the act of implanting a disease inside a person or animal, vaccination is the act of implanting or giving someone a vaccine specifically, and immunization is what happens to the immune system as a result.
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Inoculation has a specific meaning for procedures done in vitro.
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Inoculation originated as a method for the prevention of smallpox by deliberate introduction of material from smallpox pustules from one person into the skin of another.
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Inoculation was first vividly described by Yu Chang in his book Yuyi cao, or Notes on My Judgment, published in 1643.
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Inoculation witnessed firsthand the Ottoman use of inoculation in Istanbul, and was greatly impressed: she had lost a brother to smallpox and bore facial scars from the disease herself.
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Inoculation invited friends to see her daughter, including Sir Hans Sloane, the King's physician.
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Inoculation's efforts led to smallpox inoculation falling into disuse, and eventually being banned in England in 1840.
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