Angel of Death: The Story of Smallpox

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
List of Illustrations......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 13
Setting the Scene......Page 16
1 Know the Enemy......Page 22
2 Of Man and Angel......Page 49
3 First Steps in the Right Direction......Page 73
4 The Ambassador’s Ingenious Lady......Page 92
5 Curiosa Americana......Page 117
6 From Passion to Fashion......Page 148
7 The Greatest Improvement?......Page 170
8 Everyday Tales of Country Folk......Page 182
9 The Disinterested Divulger of a Salutary Blessing......Page 196
10 Crusaders and Infidels......Page 230
11 An Affront to the Rights of Man......Page 256
12 More Fatal than Smallpox......Page 277
13 The Most Beautiful Discovery or a Disastrous Illusion?......Page 304
14 Lest We Forget......Page 327
15 Death Throes of a Clinical Curiosity......Page 349
16 Legacy of an Angel......Page 376
Appendix Case History: Erysipelas following vaccination......Page 394
Notes......Page 396
Bibliography......Page 423
Index......Page 435