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The Confederate southern states experienced several smallpox epidemics during the American Civil War, blaming the disease on the Union northern states.
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| Class Code | 18 |
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| Teacher | ROBERT D HICKS |
| Teacher Bio | Senior consulting scholar for the College of Physicians Philadelphia, Former Director of the Mütter Museum and Historical Medical Library at the College |
| Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Start Date | Saturday, 3/9 |
| Time | 10 to 11:30 a.m. |
| Location | Room 104, Cheltenham High School |
The Confederate southern states experienced several smallpox epidemics during the American Civil War, blaming the disease on the Union northern states. Confederate doctors responded by vaccinating soldiers but then discovered that some vaccinations were not only ineffective (“spurious”) but spread other diseases, particularly syphilis. In this illustrated presentation, we’ll cover the deliberate infection of children on plantations as a source of vaccine, and allegations of vaccination poisoning in the conflict’s most famous war crimes trial. In a surprising convergence of history, a museum collection, and current disease research, a detective story concludes the presentation!
