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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

De variolis et morbillis liber.

Publication Details

London: J. Brindley, 1747 CE.

Includes a Latin translation of Rhazes’s commentary on smallpox. Mead favored inoculation, and his great authority and influence contributed to a more general acceptance of this measure. English translation entitled A discourse on the small pox and measles, London, 1748.

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Entry Number#5417
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/7330
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External URLde-variolis-et-morbillis-liber

Geographic Context

Publication place: London