History of Vaccination Discoveries Quiz

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Who first demonstrated that protection from smallpox could be generated by the transfer of pustular material from a cowpox lesion?

  • Francoise Barre-Sinoussi
  • Jules Bordet
  • Louis Pasteur (correct)
  • Emil Adolf von Behring

In 1885, who discovered therapeutic vaccination?

  • Niels Jerne
  • Francoise Barre-Sinoussi
  • Louis Pasteur (correct)
  • Rodney Porter

Who discovered the first live 'attenuated' vaccine for rabies?

  • Francoise Barre-Sinoussi
  • Jules Bordet
  • Emil Adolf von Behring
  • Louis Pasteur (correct)

Who demonstrated that cells could ingest foreign material and is now classified as phagocytes?

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

Who discovered precipitins in 1897?

<p>Emil Adolf von Behring (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who won the Nobel Prize in 1987 for the discovery of the genetic principles underlying the generation of antibodies with different specificities?

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

Who is credited with the first report of a live 'attenuated' vaccine for rabies?

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

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the genetic principles underlying the generation of antibodies with different specificities?

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

Who demonstrated that cells could ingest foreign material and is now classified as phagocytes?

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

Who discovered precipitins in 1897?

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

Who first demonstrated that protection from smallpox could be generated by the transfer of pustular material from a cowpox lesion?

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

Who is credited with the first report of a live 'attenuated' vaccine for rabies?

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

Who discovered Complement in 1894?

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

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the genetic principles underlying the generation of antibodies with different specificities in 1987?

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

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Immunology Pioneers

  • Edward Jenner first demonstrated that protection from smallpox could be generated by the transfer of pustular material from a cowpox lesion.
  • In 1885, Louis Pasteur discovered therapeutic vaccination.
  • Louis Pasteur also discovered the first live 'attenuated' vaccine for rabies.
  • Elie Metchnikoff demonstrated that cells could ingest foreign material and is now classified as phagocytes.
  • In 1897, Emil von Behring discovered precipitins.

Nobel Prize Winners

  • Susumu Tonegawa won the Nobel Prize in 1987 for the discovery of the genetic principles underlying the generation of antibodies with different specificities.
  • Emil von Behring discovered Complement in 1894.

Vaccine Development

  • Louis Pasteur is credited with the first report of a live 'attenuated' vaccine for rabies.
  • Edward Jenner's discovery of protection from smallpox led to the development of vaccines.
  • Emil von Behring's discovery of precipitins contributed to the understanding of immune responses.

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