Specifically inoculation against smallpox was termed variolation. It was application of the virus to the skin as opposed to infection via the air/lungs. For tho

Specifically inoculation against smallpox was termed variolation. It was application of the virus to the skin as opposed to infection via the air/lungs. For those curious. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variolation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variolation