Vaccination policies in Europe: Common goals, diverse approaches and public doubts
Vaccination policies in Europe: Common goals, diverse approaches and public doubts
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欧洲疫苗接种政策:共同目标、多样化方法和公众质疑
DOI:
10.1002/eji.201870015
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Petrarca L
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文献类型:
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作者:
Petrarca L
The use of vaccination to limiting spread of an infectious disease was introduced in Europe in early 18th Century from Africa and Asia. Variolation, the practice of inoculating a child with smallpox in order to prevent full-blown attacks, was not wholly benign or safe: 2–3% of those variolated died of smallpox in contrast to the 20–30% who died after contracting smallpox naturally. In addition, variolated individuals could pass smallpox to others. How variolation worked is not exactly clear. Possibly, infection passed deliberately from one person to another via the skin is less lethal than natural infection because of the route or dose. An early account of the use of variolation was from the renowned traveller and explorer Lady Mary Montagu, who had witnessed the use of variolation in her eastern travels. She asked Dr Charles Maitland to variolate her two-year-old daughter and her advocacy of the use of variolation attracted considerable criticism. However, the practice slowly began to spread as its ability to protect against full-blown smallpox became apparent.In seeking a more benign method of prevention, Edward Jenner (1749–1823, already famous for his description of the parasitic egg-laying lifestyle of the cuckoo, leading to his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1788) learnt of the benefits of infection with cowpox from farmers whose milkmaids had pockmark-free skin, having avoided the ravages of smallpox.
影响因子:
5.4
作者:
D. Sheerin;P. Openshaw;A. Pollard
通讯作者:
A. Pollard
影响因子:
5.5
作者:
Datta SS;O'Connor PM;Jankovic D;Muscat M;Ben Mamou MC;Singh S;Kaloumenos T;Reef S;Papania M;Butler R
通讯作者:
Butler R