History of Smallpox – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:45:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg History of Smallpox – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 General George Washington and Smallpox Vaccination https://brewminate.com/general-george-washington-and-smallpox-vaccination/ Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:21:46 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=155225 George Washington knew the horrors of smallpox from personal experience. Health officials are welcoming celebrity endorsements of immunization,

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]]> Smallpox and After: An Early History of the Treatment and Prevention of Infections https://brewminate.com/smallpox-and-after-an-early-history-of-the-treatment-and-prevention-of-infections/ Mon, 11 May 2020 20:05:58 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=124477 Introduction The scientific work that led to the discovery of the causes of infections was possibly the major

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]]> An Overview of the Long History of Smallpox https://brewminate.com/an-overview-of-the-long-history-of-smallpox/ Sun, 29 Mar 2020 18:26:34 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=120835 The global spread of smallpox can be traced to the growth and spread of civilizations, exploration, and expanding

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]]> The Role of Smallpox in the Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs 500 Years Ago https://brewminate.com/the-role-of-smallpox-in-the-spanish-conquest-of-the-aztecs-500-years-ago/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 17:34:25 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=88254 Hernán Cortés owed his conquest of the Aztecs to his expedition’s unknown, unseen secret weapon: the smallpox virus.

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]]> The History of Smallpox – ‘The Speckled Monster’ – from 1600 to 1977 https://brewminate.com/the-history-of-smallpox-the-speckled-monster-from-1600-to-1977/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 01:07:44 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=19771 Lecture by Dr. Frank Snowden / 02.01.2010Andrew Downy Orrick Professor History and History of MedicineYale University Smallpox, Not

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]]> Boston Smallpox Epidemic: Changing Medicine, Press Freedom, and Revolution https://brewminate.com/how-the-boston-smallpox-epidemic-changed-medicine-launched-a-free-press-and-played-a-role-in-the-rise-of-the-american-revolution/ Mon, 26 Sep 2016 18:57:27 +0000 http://brewminate.com/?p=11799 President George Washington’s decision to inoculate the Continental Army against smallpox very likely helped the American Colonies win the

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