Prevention of disease ? Flashcards
How did Jenner use OBSERVATION to develop a vaccine against smallpox ?
In his work as a doctor in Gloucestershire, Jenner observed that milkmaids who caught cowpox (a milk disease) never got small pox.
How did Jenner use EXPERIMENTATION to develop. vaccine against smallpox ?
Jenner carried out one famous experiment where he took cowpox from a milk maid and inserted the
matter into a healthy
eight-year-old boy called James Phipps. Jenner inoculated the body with smallpox, no disease followed.
How did Jenner use the PUBLISHING OF HIS FINDINGS to develop a vaccine against smallpox ?!
After carrying out over 20 similar experiments that he conducted on James Phipps, Jenner published his findings, showing other proper how to use his new methods, which he called vaccination (the laying word for cow is vacca)
How did Jenner use FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNMENT to develop a vaccine against smallpox ?
The British government gave Jenner £30,00 to develop his work and vaccination became widely used. The number of deaths from smallpox started to fall.
Why was Jenner’s work significant to
the disease small pox ?
Jenner developed a new method for preventing smallpox. He published his findings in 1798
Why was Jenner’s work
significant for the Anti-vaccine society ?
Jenner’s method faced opposition from the Anti-vaccine society. It was not until 1853 that the government made vaccination compulsory
How was Jenner’s work significant to vaccinations ?
Jenner could not
explain why his method works and in short term, vaccinations were not developed to prevent other disease. However, in the long term (after the discovery of the germ theory), other scientist built on Jenners work and developed vaccines against other diseases
How was the work of Jenner significant to experiments ?
Jenner was able to
prove his methods worked through experiments
How was Jenner’s work significant to the death rates falling ?
When the government strictly enforced compulsory vaccinations (after a major smallpox epidemic in 1871) death rates fell dramatically
How was trust a component in the opposition Jenner vaccination faced ?
Jenner could not explain how his vaccination worked and he was not a famous doctor therefore people did not trust him.
How was fear a component in the opposition that Jenner’s vaccine faced ?
Some physicians reposted that Jenner’s use of cowpox was having dangerous side effects (causing mutations, such as people sprouting cow hair or developing features resembling a cow). Therefore people feared Jenner’s vaccination.
How was beliefs a component in the opposition that Jenner’s vaccination faced ?
Some people believed that disease was a punishment from God for sin, so the only protection was living a life close to God. Others thought it was forbidden to mix animal
matter with
human flesh. Therefore, creating an ethical disagreement to Jenner’s new method.
