Terrifying Old School Medical Tools That’ll Have You Relieved to Live in the 21st Century

The Scarificator

It looks pretty innocent, right? Well, this device was the vaccination against smallpox in 1874. It was an invasive method, where four blades were stabbed into a child’s arm. That’s right, four blades! Think about that next time you go for your tiny little shot!

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