Question

write about the achievement of Edward Jenner in hundred to 150 words​

Answer 1

Edward Jenner, FRS FRCPE FLS[1] (17 May 1749 – 26 January 1823) was an English physician who was a contributor to development of the smallpox vaccine. The practice of vaccination was popularized by Jenner, and since then has been used ubiquitously to prevent several diseases.[2][3] The terms vaccine and vaccination are derived from Variolae vaccinae (smallpox of the cow), the term devised by Jenner to denote cowpox. He used it in 1798 in the long title of his Inquiry into the Variolae vaccinae known as the Cow Pox, in which he described the protective effect of cowpox against smallpox.[4]

Edward Jenner

Born

17 May 1749

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Died

26 January 1823 (aged 73)

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Nationality

British

Alma mater

St George's, University of London

University of St Andrews

Known for

Smallpox vaccine

Vaccination

Scientific career

Fields

Medicine/surgery, natural history

Academic advisors

John Hunter

Jenner is often called a pioneer of immunization. Using a method valid in immunology before the discovery of germ theory, his work saved many lives.[5][6][7] In Jenner's time, smallpox killed around 10% of the British population, with the number as high as 20% in towns and cities where infection spread more easily.[7] In 1821, he was appointed physician extraordinary to King George IV, and was also made mayor of Berkeley and justice of the peace. A member of the Royal Society, in the field of zoology he was the first person to describe the brood parasitism of the common cuckoo. In 2002, Jenner was named in the BBC's list of the 100 Greatest Britons.

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