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Epidemiology Landmarks

Epidemiology

An exploration of key historical discoveries and inventions in the field of epidemiology.

science history public-health

10 Questions Easy Ages 5+ Sep 29, 2026

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1 Who is considered the father of modern epidemiology for his work tracing a cholera outbreak to a water pump in London in 1854?

A John Snow
B Louis Pasteur
C Robert Koch
D Edward Jenner

2 What disease did Edward Jenner famously create the first successful vaccine for in 1796?

A Polio
B Smallpox
C Measles
D Influenza

3 Which scientist is credited with discovering the first antibiotic, penicillin, in 1928?

A Joseph Lister
B Ignaz Semmelweis
C Alexander Fleming
D Florence Nightingale

4 What simple practice did Ignaz Semmelweis champion in the 1840s to significantly reduce mortality rates in maternity wards?

A Boiling medical tools
B Handwashing
C Isolating patients
D Using clean bandages

5 Which microorganism did Louis Pasteur identify as a cause of disease, helping to establish the germ theory?

A Bacteria
B Prions
C Viruses
D Fungi

6 Who was the first person to visualize bacteria using a microscope of his own design in the 1670s?

A Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
B Charles Darwin
C Gregor Mendel
D Isaac Newton

7 In 1955, who led the development of the first effective vaccine against polio?

A Jonas Salk
B Albert Sabin
C William Gorgas
D Walter Reed

8 Which physician discovered that mosquitoes are the vector that transmits yellow fever?

A Carlos Finlay
B Alexander Fleming
C Joseph Lister
D Louis Pasteur

9 What is the name of the international organization founded in 1948 to coordinate global public health efforts?

A UNESCO
B World Health Organization
C UNICEF
D Red Cross

10 Joseph Lister is best known for pioneering which technique to prevent surgical infections?

A Antiseptic surgery
B Blood transfusion
C X-ray imaging
D Organ transplant

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