Medicine Through TimeHigh Exam FrequencyAQA

Jenner and Vaccination

Revise Jenner and Vaccination in Medicine Through Time for GCSE History with 8 exam-style questions and 5 flashcards. This is a high-frequency exam topic, so students should expect to explain it clearly under timed conditions.

Sample Flashcards

What observation led to Jenner's discovery?
Milkmaids who had cowpox never got smallpox
When did Jenner first vaccinate James Phipps?
1796

Sample Questions

Who was the boy Jenner injected with cowpox in his 1796 experiment?

  • A. Thomas Sydenham
  • B. James Phipps
  • C. Louis Pasteur
  • D. Robert Koch
1 markfoundation

In which year did vaccination against smallpox become compulsory in Britain?

  • A. 1798
  • B. 1840
  • C. 1853
  • D. 1980
1 markfoundation

8

exam-style questions

5

revision flashcards

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