industrial - Jenner and vaccine Flashcards
how many people did smallpox kill and what were the result of having it but surviving
it killed more children than any other disease, thousands of men too
survivors left with awful scars
how did doctors try to cure smallpox before Edward Jenner
what were the limitations (2)
innoculating people against it by giving them a small, mild dosage of it
could still kill and only for the rich
by 1790s what had Jenner figured out
people who had gotten cowpox but were than treated for it never caught smallpox
he carried out many tests to prove this theory infecting ppl w cowpox, then tryingto infect them w smallpox, they never caught smallpox
when and who refused to publish Jenner’s findings about smallpox
1789 and the Royal Society
by 1800 how many people worldwide were vaccinated
by 1802 how many people in Britain were vaccinated
100, 000
12, 000 +
when did the world health organisation announce smallpoxhad been totallly wiped out
1979
