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What was the Chinese custom of preventing smallpox development?
What was the Chinese custom of preventing smallpox development?
- Injecting materials from smallpox blisters
- Inhaling crusts from smallpox lesions (correct)
- Wearing masks to prevent airborne transmission
- Drinking fluids from infected individuals
Who introduced inoculation from smallpox blisters into Western medicine?
Who introduced inoculation from smallpox blisters into Western medicine?
- Chinese physician
- Jenner
- British ambassador's wife (correct)
- Louis Pasteur
What discovery did Jenner make in 1798?
What discovery did Jenner make in 1798?
- Related, yet safe procedure for smallpox prevention (correct)
- Development of cowpox vaccine
- Smallpox inoculation
- Introduction of phagocytes in immune response
What did Louis Pasteur demonstrate regarding pathogens?
What did Louis Pasteur demonstrate regarding pathogens?
In what year did Pasteur administer his first vaccine to a human?
In what year did Pasteur administer his first vaccine to a human?
What was the outcome of Jenner's experiment with the boy inoculated with pus from a milkmaid with cowpox?
What was the outcome of Jenner's experiment with the boy inoculated with pus from a milkmaid with cowpox?
What was elucidated around 1900 regarding immunity?
What was elucidated around 1900 regarding immunity?
How many Nobel Prizes have been awarded for immunology-related research since 1901?
How many Nobel Prizes have been awarded for immunology-related research since 1901?
What term came into regular use in the 20th century regarding immune response?
What term came into regular use in the 20th century regarding immune response?
What was introduced in the 20th century regarding vaccine development?
What was introduced in the 20th century regarding vaccine development?