Variolation, an early practice of preventing the spread of disease, was developed using an influenza-like virus from pigs and infecting humans to prevent more serious disease.

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Variolation was an early method to prevent smallpox by exposing individuals to material from smallpox sores. It did not involve an influenza-like virus from pigs.

Variolation, an Early Practice of Preventing the Spread of Disease