MEDICINE - Edward Jenner Flashcards
1
Q
What was the year when the government enforced vaccination?
A
1872
2
Q
When was inoculation made illegal?
A
1840
3
Q
Which magazine blamed inoculation for the smallpox epidemic?
A
The Lancet - A well respected medical journal. This made Jenner’s idea seem a better option.
4
Q
What is inoculation?
A
A low dose of the disease is put into the human body to help fight off more serious attacks. This often failed and it was actually caught. It was also very expensive.
5
Q
How old was Jenner when he overheard that if you had cowpox you couldnt get smallpox?
A
13
6
Q
Why was there interference with Jenners ideas?
A
Many people believed it interfered with Gods Plan.
Inoculation doctors lost money
Were not always done properly
Many thought it was wrong to give people an animals disease.
