Question

Who is the Father of immunology?
A. Robert Koch
B. Ferdinand Cohn
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Edward Jenner

Answer 1

Hint: Immunology is the study of immune systems of all organisms.

Complete answer:
Edward Jenner is known as the “father of immunology”. He is known as the father of immunology because he was the first-ever scientist to create the smallpox vaccine which was probably the world’s first vaccine. Jenner also postulated that the pus in the blisters that milkmaids received from cowpox protected them from smallpox.

Ferdinand Cohn is known as the founder of modern bacteriology. First, he invented a new system for classifying bacteria. Secondly, his drive to understand the life cycles of microorganisms, combined with his research into the effect of heat on bacteria, contributed to the downfall of spontaneous generation arguments.

Louis Pasteur was a microbiologist who discovered that microbes were responsible for souring alcohol. He then came up with the process of pasteurization, in which bacteria can be destroyed by heating of beverages and then allow them cool. He also created vaccines for anthrax and rabies diseases.

Rober Koch was one of the famous microbiologists. He discovered the anthrax disease cycle and the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis and cholera. He also formulated Koch's postulates. Koch's postulates are still a useful benchmark in judging whether there is a cause-and-effect relationship between a bacteria and clinical disease.

Note: The immune system is a complex system of structures and processes that have evolved to protect us from the disease. Molecular and cellular components make up the immune system. Immunodeficiency disorders involve problems with the immune system that impair its ability to mount an appropriate defence.