Quiz on Smallpox Vaccination History

What was the deadly disease that caused boils filled with yellow pus to appear on people's bodies?

• Chickenpox

• Measles

• Smallpox

• Cowpox

Who first noticed that people who had cowpox didn't get smallpox?

• Edward Jenner

• Benjamin Jesty

• A group of doctors

• The World Health Organization

What did Benjamin Jesty do to try to protect his family?

• He gave them medicine

• He kept them away from sick people

• He infected them with smallpox

• He infected them with cowpox

How did Edward Jenner test his theory about cowpox protecting against smallpox?

• He wrote a book about it

• He infected a boy with cowpox, then exposed him to smallpox

• He asked other doctors to try it

• He tested it on himself

Where did Jenner get the material to infect the boy with cowpox?

• From a cow

• From a laboratory

• From a milkmaid's cowpox blister

• From a smallpox patient

What does the word "vaccination" come from?

• The Latin word for cow

• The name of the scientist who invented it

• The word for "medicine" in ancient Greek

• The name of the disease it prevents

When was smallpox officially declared eradicated?

• 1950

• 1980

• 2000

• It hasn't been eradicated yet

Why don't we use smallpox vaccines anymore?

• They were too expensive

• They didn't work well

• The virus is no longer circulating

• People became allergic to them

What other disease are we currently trying to eradicate using vaccines?

• The common cold

• Polio

• Cancer

• Allergies

How did Jesty and Jenner's work change the way we fight diseases?

• It showed that diseases could be cured with surgery

• It proved that some diseases are caused by bad air

• It demonstrated that exposure to a milder disease could prevent a more serious one

• It proved that all diseases are genetic