Vaccination and Immunity
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Vaccination and Immunity

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What term is used to describe the protection from disease provided by vaccination or recovery from the disease itself?

  • Immunity (correct)
  • Chemotherapy
  • Inoculation
  • Antibiotics

    • Who discovered why vaccination works by working on cholera vaccination around 1880?

  • Ehrlich
  • Quinine
  • Pasteur (correct)
  • Paul

    • What term did Pasteur use for cultures of avirulent microorganisms used for preventive inoculation?

  • Chemotherapeutic agent
  • Salvarsan
  • Vaccine (correct)
  • Antibiotic

    • What is the term used for treatment of disease by using chemical substances?

    <p>Chemotherapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Paul Ehrlich develop in 1910 as the first synthetic drug to treat syphilis?

    <p>Salvarsan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What substance was long used to treat malaria and derived from tree bark?

    <p>Quinine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of immunity called?

    <p>Immunology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of microbiology focuses on the study of fungi?

    <p>Mycology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of vaccination/inoculation?

    <p>To stimulate the immune system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which substances are produced by the body's immune system to inhibit virus replication?

    <p>Interferons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What branch of microbiology focuses on studying protozoa and parasitic worms?

    <p>Parasitology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How have recent advances in genomics impacted the classification of microorganisms?

    <p>By introducing new tools for classification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the first to prove that a bacterium causes anthrax?

    <p>Robert Koch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist advocated hand washing to prevent transmission of childbirth fever?

    <p>Ignaz Semmelweis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who found a way to protect people from smallpox through vaccination?

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

    Which scientist showed that a silkworm disease was caused by a fungus in 1835?

    <p>Agostino Bassi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who used a chemical disinfectant (phenol) to prevent surgical wound infections?

    <p>Joseph Lister</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is derived from the Latin word 'vacca' meaning cow?

    <p>Vaccination</p> Signup and view all the answers

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