cowpox
noun
cow·pox
ˈkau̇-ˌpäks 
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Jenner inoculated an 8-year-old boy using matter from a cowpox sore on the hand of a milkmaid.
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Chris Mueller, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Nov. 2024
Case in point: nearly a century before Albert Nobel died in 1896, Edward Jenner demonstrated that inoculation with cowpox, a relatively mild virus, confers immunity against smallpox.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The immunization had been successful, supporting conventional wisdom that those who survived cowpox seemed to be immune to smallpox disease.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
Vaccines were first discovered as an effective way to prevent viral infections 227 years ago when Edward Jenner, an English physician, used liquid from a cowpox lesion to create an injectable material that prevented the symptoms of smallpox, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
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Chris Mueller, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Nov. 2024
Case in point: nearly a century before Albert Nobel died in 1896, Edward Jenner demonstrated that inoculation with cowpox, a relatively mild virus, confers immunity against smallpox.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The immunization had been successful, supporting conventional wisdom that those who survived cowpox seemed to be immune to smallpox disease.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
Vaccines were first discovered as an effective way to prevent viral infections 227 years ago when Edward Jenner, an English physician, used liquid from a cowpox lesion to create an injectable material that prevented the symptoms of smallpox, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Cowpox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowpox. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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cowpox
noun
cow·pox
ˈkau̇-ˌpäks
: a mild disease of the cow that is caused by a virus and that when passed on to human beings produces a temporary rash and protects against smallpox
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cowpox
noun
cow·pox
ˈkau̇-ˌpäks
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