When Was Inoculation Invented?
Inoculation Originated in India or China Some Time Before 200 Bc. the Concept of Immunization, or How to Artificially Induce the Body to Resist Infection...
Inoculation originated in India or China some time before 200 BC. The concept of immunization, or how to artificially induce the body to resist infection, received a big boost in 1796, when physician Edward Jenner inoculated a young boy in England and successfully prevented him from getting smallpox.
Who invented inoculation?
Edward Jenner is considered the founder of vaccinology in the West in 1796, after he inoculated a 13 year-old-boy with vaccinia virus (cowpox), and demonstrated immunity to smallpox.
Which country invented inoculation?
Vaccination versus inoculation
Confirmed applications of inoculation for smallpox (variolation) happened in China in the 1550s. Vaccinations began in the late 18th century with the work of Edward Jenner and the smallpox vaccine.
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