2A PASTEUR AND CHICKEN CHOLERA

Question 1

When was Pasteur and his team studying cholera?

Answer 1

1879

Question 2

How were Pasteur and his team trying to find the vaccine for chicken cholera?

Answer 2

by injecting chickens with a CULTURE of BACTERIA

Question 3

Explain how Pasteur and his team discovered the chicken cholera vaccination? (experiment)

Answer 3

A CULTURE of BACTERIA was LEFT on the SIDE unused, by Pasteur’s ASSISTANT who went on HOLIDAY

The chickens were INJECTED with this bacteria however they DIDN’T catch THE DISEASE

The chickens were then EJECTED with a FRESH culture, HOWEVER the chickens were STILL ALIVE

Question 4

What did Pasteur and his team realise about their experiment?

Answer 4

The WEAKENED strain of bacteria, TRIGGERED ⚡the chickens natural defence system ❌so the NEW strain could NOT cause disease as the body had already recognised this pathogen 💫

Question 5

What was the impact of Pasteur’s experiment?

Answer 5

Pasteur experiment influenced further research to developing vaccines