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A Royal Doctor Prescribed Nothing for Smallpox, and It Worked
18th Century Europe

A Royal Doctor Prescribed Nothing for Smallpox, and It Worked

A royal physician convinced the French court that the best treatment for smallpox was to do absolutely nothing—and his patients kept surviving.

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18th CenturyFranceMedicineEnlightenmentSmallpoxVaccination HistoryThéodore TronchinVoltaireSwiss HistoryQuiet Importance

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