COVID-19 Vaccines and mRNA Technology

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What was the primary reason behind the development of vaccination by Edward Jenner?

  • To demonstrate the protective effect of cowpox infection against smallpox (correct)
  • To prevent the spread of cowpox in milkmaids
  • To observe the effects of smallpox pus on human subjects
  • To commercialize the production of smallpox vaccines

What was the fatality rate of smallpox in infants?

  • 40-50%
  • 10-20%
  • 80-90% (correct)
  • 20-30%

What was the primary goal of Louis Pasteur's work on 'laboratory vaccines'?

  • To commercialize the production of chicken vaccines
  • To study the effects of bacteria on chicken health
  • To demonstrate the concept of attenuation in vaccine development (correct)
  • To develop vaccines for human use

What was the name of the 8-year-old boy who received the first vaccine against smallpox?

<p>James Phipps (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of injecting a small amount of smallpox pus into a person to induce immunity?

<p>Variolation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what year was smallpox declared eradicated by the World Health Organization (WHO)?

<p>1980 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the virus that causes cowpox?

<p>Vaccinia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the modification of a virus or bacteria to reduce its virulence, making it suitable for use in a vaccine?

<p>Attenuation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the website that provides accurate information on vaccines and immunization?

<p><a href="http://www.immune.org.nz/">http://www.immune.org.nz/</a> (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the phenomenon where milkmaids who had contracted cowpox were protected from smallpox?

<p>Cross-protection (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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