Edward Jenner

Question 1

What was discovered in 1717 and by who

Answer 1

Mary Wontley Montagu discovered inoculation in Turkey in 1717

Question 2

What has happened since 1720

Answer 2

Doctor’s had been inoculating people against smallpox by infecting them with a mild version of the disease (still smallpox) that could kill them and only the rich could afford it

Question 3

What did Jenner realise in 1796

Answer 3

Learnt that diary maids were less likely to catch smallpox but contracted a milder version - cowpox

Question 4

How did Jenner put this hypothesis to the test

Answer 4

inserted pus from a milkmaid who had cowpox and rubbed on a young boy called James Phipps and after recovering he was given a dose of smallpox but didn’t get the disease

Question 5

How many times did Jenner put this hypothesis after James Phipps

Answer 5

23 fr

Question 6

When did Jenner publish his findings

Answer 6

1798

Question 7

What had happened by 1800

Answer 7

Around 100,000 people worldwide had been vaccinated

Question 8

What happened in 1802

Answer 8

Royal Jennerian Society was set up to promote vaccination

Question 9

What happened by 1804

Answer 9

Over 12,000 British people had been vaccinated