[DOC] [TLE] The Fight Over Inoculation During the 1721 Boston Smallpox Epidemic [PAR] Dec 31, 2014 ... The smallpox epidemic that struck Boston in 1721 was one of the most deadly of 
the century in colonial America, but was also the catalyst for the first major ... 
Inoculation against smallpox is believed to have been practiced in China as far ... 
One physician, Zabdiel Boylston, heeded his call, but most other... [DOC] [TLE] First Inoculation in America - Celebrate Boston [PAR] The first smallpox inoculation in America occurred in Boston in 1721, completed 
by Reverend Cotton Mather and Doctor Zabdiel Boylston. ... infected by the 
smallpox received a mild case of the deadly disease, and thereafter had 
complete immunity to it. ... It would be nice if you could give most of the credit 
where it belongs. [DOC] [TLE] Doctor Zabdiel Boylston, who Completed the First Inoculation in ... [PAR] Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, his eldest son, was born in the year 1680. ... In the year 
1721 the smallpox appeared in Boston, and pursued its usual desolating career,
... [DOC] [TLE] Zabdiel Boylston - Wikipedia [PAR] During a smallpox outbreak in 1721 in Boston, he inoculated about ... on the 
subjects, a method said to have been previously used in Africa. ... This was the 
first introduction of inoculations to the United States. ... In 1724, with a letter of 
introduction to Dr. James Jurin by Cotton Mather , Boylston... [DOC] [TLE] Edward Jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination - NCBI [PAR] Similarly, on the eastern coast of North America, the disease was introduced by 
the early ... The devastating effects of smallpox also gave rise to one of the first 
examples .... Cotton Mather (16631728) and Dr. Zabdiel Boylston (16791766), 
variolation ... During the decades following the 1721 epidemic in Boston, 
variolation... [DOC] [TLE] How the 1721 Boston smallpox epidemic changed medicine - PRI.org [PAR] Sep 24, 2016 ... It also helped launch America's first independent newspaper and set the stage ... 
Inoculation involves injecting a person with live disease; in this case, ... Mather 
began talking publicly about using inoculation against the ... a doctor named 
Zabdiel Boylston, whom Mather convinced to conduct an experiment. [DOC] [TLE] Zabdiel Boylston facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Zabdiel Boylston (1679-1766) was the first American physician to use inoculation 
against smallpox in 1721 during a Boston epidemic. ... Mass., and studied 
medicine with his father, Dr. Thomas Boylston, and a Dr. Cutter of Boston. ... who 
had informed him that inoculation with the disease was commonly used in Africa 
to... [DOC] [TLE] Zabdiel Boylston - Biography - Introduction of smallpox inoculation. [PAR] A smallpox epidemic struck Boston, Mass., in May 1721, and continued through 
the ... Then, at Mather's urging, one doctor, Zabdiel Boylston, was courageous ... 
introducing the practice of inoculation to the American colonies for the first time. ... 
smallpox and to pray to God in the evening against the disease is blasphemy;... [DOC] [TLE] Mass Moments: Dr. Boylston Experiments with Smallpox Inoculation [PAR] ...in 1721, Boston doctor Zabdiel Boylston took a gamble with his young son's life 
and inoculated him against smallpox. ... of his slaves that in Africa people did not 
fear the disease that so terrified Europeans. .... Over 100,000 people died during 
a smallpox epidemic that spread throughout North America from 1775 to 1782,... [DOC] [TLE] Amazon.com: The Fever of 1721: The Epidemic That Revolutionized ... [PAR] One by one, the atmosphere in Boston in 1721 simmered and ultimately boiled .... 
It was Doctor Zabdiel Boylston who started inoculations against small pox during 
... I was expecting this book to be a history focused on disease and medicine, ... is 
the first American smallpox epidemic in which a physician (Zabdiel Boylston)... [DOC] [TLE] How an African slave helped Boston fight smallpox - The Boston Globe [PAR] Oct 17, 2014 ... A terrible epidemic came in 1721, infecting roughly half of Boston's ... For most, 
the first line of defense was the prayer book. ... Cotton Mather) to the global 
crusade against infectious disease. ...

Question: In 1721 Dr. Zabdiel Boylston of Boston gave the first inoculations in America against this disease
Answer: Smallpox