Edward Jenner Flashcards
What was Edward Jenners experiment?
He inserted pus taken from a smallpox boil into the arms of 25 people inc. a boy named, James Phipps. Severel days later he exposed the boy to smallpox and found him immune to the disease.
What did Jenner discover from working in the country?
Milkmaids never suffered with smallpox because they got cowpox.
What did Jenners experiment help him discover?
Cowpox could be used as a vaccination to immunize people from Smallpox.
What were the results of Jenners new vaccination?
Goverment enforced compulsary vaccinations and this led to a huge reduction in smallpox.
Who did Jenners work directly influence?
Government policy and well known scientists, Pasteur and Koch to find more vaccinations for other deadly diseases.
When did Jenner first use his vaccination?
1796
Where was Jenner from?
England
