A Head of State Leading by Example

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Chorba, Terence ; Esparza, José
• Description:
  Timothy Ivanov (1729−1802), Inoculation of Catherine II and Her Son Paul against Smallpox (c. 1770–1800). Copper, 2.5 in/64.7 mm, 6.1 oz/173 gm. Louvre Museum, Department of Art Objects of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Modern Times. Permalink: https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010366995
  
  Before the introduction of smallpox vaccine, vari- olation was practiced as a preventive measure (i.e., deliberate infection with smallpox to provide immunity), most commonly by inserting or rubbing material from smallpox lesions into the skin of un- infected persons. Most persons thus infected would get a milder case of smallpox as the virus was gener- ally introduced via the skin rather than via the re- spiratory route, as in the case of natural exposure.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Immunization Smallpox/prevention & Control
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(10):2141-2143
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9514359
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  Catherine‏ ‎I,‏ ‎Empress of Russia, 1729-1796‏ ; Catherine‏ ‎I,‏ ‎Empress of Russia, 1729-1796‏
• Genre:
  About the Cover
• Place as Subject:
  Russia
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3453158590edf2968bd151ab611fb493864f987c465c517c7abcc774af74cce1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/122134/cdc_122134_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.81 MB ]