An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae
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An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae is Edward Jenner’s landmark 1798 treatise that introduced and documented the smallpox vaccination, laying the foundation for modern immunology.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19891093 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae Context triple: [Edward Jenner, publishedWork, An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae]
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Essays on the Public Merits of Vaccine Inoculation
Essays on the Public Merits of Vaccine Inoculation is a medical and public health treatise by Thomas Beddoes advocating for and analyzing the benefits of smallpox vaccination.
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De variolis et morbillis
De variolis et morbillis is a pioneering medieval medical treatise by Al-Razi that provides one of the earliest clinical descriptions and distinctions between smallpox and measles.
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A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion
A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion is an influential early 18th-century medical treatise by physician Richard Mead that analyzes the nature, causes, and prevention of plague and other contagious diseases.
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Free Hospital for the Treatment of Smallpox and other Diseases of the Skin
The Free Hospital for the Treatment of Smallpox and other Diseases of the Skin was a 19th-century London charitable medical institution specializing in smallpox and dermatological care for the poor.
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On the Mode of Communication of Cholera
On the Mode of Communication of Cholera is John Snow’s landmark 19th-century medical treatise that provided crucial evidence for the waterborne transmission of cholera and helped lay the foundations of modern epidemiology.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae Target entity description: An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae is Edward Jenner’s landmark 1798 treatise that introduced and documented the smallpox vaccination, laying the foundation for modern immunology.
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A.
Essays on the Public Merits of Vaccine Inoculation
Essays on the Public Merits of Vaccine Inoculation is a medical and public health treatise by Thomas Beddoes advocating for and analyzing the benefits of smallpox vaccination.
-
B.
De variolis et morbillis
De variolis et morbillis is a pioneering medieval medical treatise by Al-Razi that provides one of the earliest clinical descriptions and distinctions between smallpox and measles.
-
C.
A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion
A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion is an influential early 18th-century medical treatise by physician Richard Mead that analyzes the nature, causes, and prevention of plague and other contagious diseases.
-
D.
Free Hospital for the Treatment of Smallpox and other Diseases of the Skin
The Free Hospital for the Treatment of Smallpox and other Diseases of the Skin was a 19th-century London charitable medical institution specializing in smallpox and dermatological care for the poor.
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E.
On the Mode of Communication of Cholera
On the Mode of Communication of Cholera is John Snow’s landmark 19th-century medical treatise that provided crucial evidence for the waterborne transmission of cholera and helped lay the foundations of modern epidemiology.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Jenner