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Smallpox vaccine contains:

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chemical medicines

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enzymes

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killed or dead microorganisms

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living microorganisms

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Solution

The correct option is D killed or dead microorganisms
Smallpox vaccine contains killed or dead microorganisms. The smallpox vaccine helps the body develop immunity to smallpox disease. The vaccine is made from a virus called 'vaccinia' which is a pox-type virus related to smallpox.

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