Medical Breakthroughs Quiz: Do You Know America’s Discoveries?

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From the first vaccine to successfully fight off polio to cancer treatments and pioneering heart surgery, scientists and doctors from America have done their share to change the face of medicine. These breakthroughs did not merely save thousands of lives in America but change health around the world. This quiz will determine how well you are aware of key medical advances from America and its pioneers.

Which U.S. researcher discovered that HIV causes AIDS?

  • Luc Montagnier

  • Robert Gallo

  • Anthony Fauci

  • Jonas Salk

Which American scientist discovered the structure of insulin?

  • Charles Best

  • Frederick Banting

  • Rosalyn Yalow

  • Rosalind Franklin

Which U.S. discovery led to the first successful organ transplant?

  • Anesthesia

  • Immunosuppressive drugs

  • Heart-lung machine

  • Dialysis

What was the first vaccine ever produced using recombinant DNA technology in the U.S.?

  • Hepatitis B

  • Influenza

  • HPV

  • Smallpox

Who developed the first successful polio vaccine in the U.S.?

  • Louis Pasteur

  • Jonas Salk

  • Alexander Fleming

  • Edward Jenner

What U.S. discovery allowed the first successful test-tube baby?

  • IVF techniques

  • Ultrasound imaging

  • Gene editing

  • Hormone therapy

Which breakthrough cancer treatment was developed at the U.S. National Cancer Institute?

  • Chemotherapy

  • Radiation therapy

  • Immunotherapy

  • Hormone therapy

Which U.S. surgeon performed the first successful heart transplant in 1967?

  • Christiaan Barnard

  • Norman Shumway

  • Michael DeBakey

  • William Harvey

Which American doctor performed the first successful open-heart surgery in 1893?

  • Daniel Hale Williams

  • William Osler

  • Harvey Cushing

  • Charles Drew

Who pioneered blood banking and plasma storage during World War II?

  • Jonas Salk

  • Charles Drew

  • Walter Reed

  • Thomas Francis

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