Scabrous Matters
Scabrous Matters
Spurious Vaccinations in the Confederacy
DOI:10.5149/northcarolina/9781469643205.003.0007
As smallpox spread through the Confederacy, its physicians tried to innoculate the population against the dreaded disease. They created vaccine matter, which are human-made artifacts, by infecting civilians, and they then tried to treat soldiers, who did not always follow correct medical procedures.
Keywords: Vaccine, Virus, Smallpox, Lymph, Scabs, Doctors, Edward Jenner, Joseph Jones, Josiah Nott, Chimborazo Hospital
