| Date | 1806 |
| Author | Malthus |
| Contribution | Warned against smallpox vaccination. |
| Reference | Garrison & Morton |
| Notes | In the first edition of his essay, published in 1798, he argued that elimination of a widespread lethal disease would result (if the birth rate remained stable) in an upsurge of other lethal diseases. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | General |
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