Vaccination and Modern Chemotherapy: History and Development
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Who is credited with the development of the smallpox vaccine?

  • Edward Jenner (correct)
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Robert Koch
  • The milkmaid

What did Edward Jenner use to inoculate the healthy 8-year-old volunteer?

  • Scrapings from cowpox blisters (correct)
  • Blood from a cow infected with smallpox
  • Scrapings from smallpox blisters
  • A mixture of smallpox and cowpox viruses

What does the term 'vaccination' refer to?

  • Protection from disease provided by immunity
  • Recovery from smallpox infection
  • Inoculation with smallpox material
  • Inoculation with cowpox material (correct)

Why did Edward Jenner decide to put the milkmaid's story to the test?

<p>To develop a way to protect people from smallpox (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The smallpox vaccine was developed before the cause of the disease was known

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

Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine after 70 years of research on anthrax

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

What is the origin of the term 'vaccination'?

<p>Latin word meaning cow (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Edward Jenner collected scrapings from smallpox blisters to develop the vaccine

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

The term 'vaccination' is derived from the Latin word 'vacca' meaning cow

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

The protection from disease provided by vaccination is called immunity

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

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