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020    |z9780861542468 (ePub ebook) 
035    (OCoLC)1259508567 
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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
       |0(OCoLC)fst00053521 
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 
776 08 |iebook version :|z9780861542468 
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