Question

Which statement provides an example of preventative medicine in the eighteenth century?

A)Edward Jenner developed the vaccination for smallpox.

B)Jean-Louis Petit invented the double screw tourniquet.

C)James Lind discovered that fruit juice could cure scurvy.

D)Santorio Santorio invented the thermometer.

Answer 1

The statement that shows an example of preventive medicine is Edward Jenner’s vaccine for small pox. This is due to the fact that the vaccine is taken in advance of an illness in the hopes of avoiding the illness with small amounts of the virus being injected into the patient.

Answer 2

Edward Jenner developed it from smallpox