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Inoculation for Small-Pox in Constantinople 1713
A letter from Dr. Emanuel Timonins in Constantinople dated September 1713 discusses Turks and Circalians using inoculation to prevent smallpox. It notes the practice reduces mortality, details the method of obtaining contagion from pustules via a needle and the inoculum, and remarks on outcomes and appearances post inoculation.
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Philosophical Transactions