The Present Method of Inoculating for the Small-Pox: To which are added, some experiments, instituted with a view to discover the effects of a similar treatment in the natural small-poxDimsdale, Thomas
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The Present Method of Inoculating for the Small-Pox: To which are added, some experiments, instituted with a view to discover the effects of a similar treatment in the natural small-pox
Dimsdale, Thomas
Smallpox -- Vaccination -- Early works to 1800
A gentlewoman turned of 50, of a corpulent habit and clear complexion,
was inoculated about noon. On the following morning she informed
me that the inoculated parts, and more especially one arm, had
smarted very much, and felt benumbed up to the shoulder, and had been
sufficiently troublesome to disturb her rest: upon inspecting the
parts, they were found much inflamed, and a little elevated. These
kinds of feelings were complained of that whole day, and towards night
her head ached; but she had no increase of heat, or alteration in the
pulse. On the third morning there was a flushing on the skin round the
puncture on each arm, nearly the breadth of a sixpence; on applying
the finger, it felt hard about the middle; and upon the whole, the
appearances of infection were as evident as are usually observable
on the 9th or 10th day. I therefore ventured to assure her, that the
disease would pass over in a very slight manner, and most probably
without any eruption; and the event justified my prognostic.
She complained a little of pain in her head for several evenings, and
the inflammation on her arm increased; but on the 6th day it began to
turn to a yellowish brown, and every inflammatory appearance wore off:
she remained perfectly well, living with those who had the distemper,
and in an infected house, without any illness.
CASE XIII.
_January 9._ A strong healthy man, aged 24 was inoculated. The eruptive
complaints began on the 8th day, ran pretty high, and on the inoculated
parts of each arm he felt very great and unusual pains. On the 10th a
true erysipelatous swelling attacked one arm, and extended from the
shoulder to the elbow; the other was also affected in the like manner,
but not so considerably. In the evening of the same day he complained
of great pain and soreness about his stomach, and at this time the
whole surface of the skin was nearly covered with a rash and petechial
spots of different colours and sizes.
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