Inoculation and vaccination (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Smallpox death rate (%)
Smallpox death rate (%)
60%
Endemic disease definition
Endemic disease definition
Disease constantly present in a population/area
Edward Jenner's dates
Edward Jenner's dates
1749-1823
Why milkmaids were immune to smallpox
Why milkmaids were immune to smallpox
They'd previously caught cowpox
Year of Jenner's first vaccination experiment
Year of Jenner's first vaccination experiment
1796
Year Jenner published his discovery
Year Jenner published his discovery
1798
Year free vaccination for all children began
Year free vaccination for all children began
1840
Year vaccination became compulsory (England & Wales)
Year vaccination became compulsory (England & Wales)
1853
Year smallpox was eradicated worldwide
Year smallpox was eradicated worldwide
1980
Key difference: inoculation vs vaccination
Key difference: inoculation vs vaccination
Inoculation used actual disease; vaccination used milder one
Religious opposition to vaccination reason
Religious opposition to vaccination reason
Saw smallpox as God's punishment; shouldn't interfere
Economic opposition to vaccination source
Economic opposition to vaccination source
Inoculators feared losing income
Year Anti-Compulsory Vaccination League formed
Year Anti-Compulsory Vaccination League formed
1866
Deaths in 1837 smallpox outbreak
Deaths in 1837 smallpox outbreak
42,000