Edward Jenner

When was Edward Jenner born?

• He was born in 1709

• He was born in 1749

• He was born in 1879

• He was born in 1789

What is inoculation?

• To give a strong dose of the disease to protect against it

• A type of antibiotic

• To use vaccination

• To give a weak form of the disease as protection against it

Who did Edward Jenner test out his first vaccination on?

• A 9 year old boy

• Milk Maids

• His wife

• Other doctors

What did Edward Jenner use for his vaccination?

• pus from cows

• pus from cowpox sores

• scabs from cowpox

• pus from milkmaids sores

What problem did Jenner face with his vaccination?

• No one used it

• He could not explain how it worked

• He could not afford to develop it

• No-one listened to him

What organisation was set up in 1866?

• The Anti Jenner campaign

• The Anti Smallpox campaign

• The Anti Vaccination campaign

• The Anti Inoculation campaign

What problems did smallpox cause?

• Death, blindness and scarring of the skin

• Death, fits and spots

• Death, high temperature and flu like symptoms

• Death, scarring of the skin and vomiting

Who first introduced inoculation to England?

• Edward Jenner

• Louis Pasteur

• Lady Mary Montagu

• John Hunter

When was vaccination of children made compulsory?

• 1798

• 1802

• 1840

• 1853

How much money did the government give Jenner to open his first clinic?

• £100

• £1,000

• £10,000

• £100,000