Medical Discoveries!

Overview

Pop Quiz: Medical Discoveries!

Question 1

In what year was penicillin discovered?

Choices

1902, 1928, 1937, or 1940

Conclusion

Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928. It was first used to treat a person in 1941.

Question 2

The first vaccination was given in 1796. What disease did it prevent?

Choices

Measles, rabies, anthrax, or smallpox

Conclusion

The first vaccination was designed to prevent smallpox. An English doctor used material from a cowpox sore to protect a boy from smallpox.

Question 3

Which team of scientists discovered the double-helix structure of DNA?

Choices

Franklin and Blackwell, Watson and Crick, Hoffman and Felix, or Ivy and Ingle?

Conclusion

Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA in 1953 – a milestone in science history! And now you know!

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