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100 1 Ward, Lucy,|eauthor.
245 14 The Empress and the English doctor :|bhow Catherine the
Great defied a deadly virus /|cLucy Ward.
246 30 How Catherine the Great defied a deadly virus
264 1 London :|bOneworld Publications,|c2022.
264 4 |c©2022
300 xiii, 333 pages :|billustrations, maps ;|c24 cm
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
336 still image|bsti|2rdacontent
336 cartographic image|bcri|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia
338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier
504 Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 Preface: The silver lancet -- Introduction: The speckled
monster -- The Doctor -- The deadly lottery -- The Empress
-- The invitation -- The preparations -- The inoculations
-- The new fashion -- The impact -- The celebrity -- The
last meeting -- Epilogue: The legacy.
520 "A killer virus ... an all-powerful Empress... an
encounter cloaked i secrecy. Within living memory,
smallpox was a dreaded disease. Over human history it has
killed untold millions. Back in the eighteenth century, as
epidemics swept Europe, the first rumours emerged of an
effective treatment: a mysterious method called
inoculation. But a key problem remained: convincing people
to accept the preventative remedy, the forerunner of
vaccination. Arguments raged over risks and benefits, and
public resistance ran high. As smallpox ravaged her empire
and threatened her court, Catherine the Great took the
momentous decision to summon the Quaker physician Tomas
Dimsdale to St Petersburg to carry out a secret mission
that would transform both their lives. Lucy Ward expertly
unveils the extraordinary story of Enlightenment ideals,
female leadership and the fight to promote science over
superstition." -- Book jacket flap.
520 A killer disease ... an all-powerful Empress ... an
extraordinary encounter ... the astonishing true story. No
disease sparked as much dread in the eighteenth century as
smallpox. It killed children all across Europe with
ruthless efficiency and those lucky enough to survive were
disfigured with the tell-tale pitted scars. But a method
offered hope in preventing serious infection: inoculation,
the practice of inserting smallpox pustules into an open
wound. Those inoculated were protected from death. Only
one problem remained: convincing people to take the
treatment. A pamphleteering war raged in Europe about the
risks and benefits of inoculation, and public resistance
ran high. Catherine the Great broke the deadlock by
requesting that a young Essex doctor, Thomas Dimsdale,
inoculate her. Lucy Ward expertly unveils how this
extraordinary situation came about - and how it
kickstarted a trend of inoculations all over Europe. This
is a fascinating history of Enlightenment ideals,
political intrigue, and the human quest to cure disease.
600 00 Catherine|bII,|cEmpress of Russia,|d1729-1796.
600 07 Catherine|bII,|cEmpress of Russia,|d1729-1796.|2fast
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600 10 Dimsdale, Thomas,|d1712-1800.
600 17 Dimsdale, Thomas,|d1712-1800.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00174634
648 7 1700-1799|2fast
650 0 Smallpox|zRussia|xHistory|y18th century.
650 0 Smallpox|xVaccination|zRussia|xHistory|y18th century.
650 7 Smallpox.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01121517
650 7 Smallpox|xVaccination.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01121530
651 0 Russia|xHistory|yCatherine II, 1762-1796.
651 7 Russia.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01207312
655 7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628
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