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To: Glasser
More than 2000 years ago the Chinese prevented smallpox by taking dead skin from a human victim and placing it on a light scratch.

Very interesting! I knew the story about the milkmaids, but I never heard that one.

14 posted on 05/29/2002 4:57:58 PM PDT by Elenya
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To: GeorgeandtheDralgore
Good article here...

The origin of smallpox vaccination
17 posted on 05/29/2002 5:00:09 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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