The first vaccine produced by Edward Jenner was for protection against
A
Hepatitis
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B
Influenza
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C
Chicken pox
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D
Small pox
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Solution
The correct option is D Small pox
Smallpox vaccine, the first successful vaccine to be developed, was introduced by Edward Jenner in 1796.
He followed up his observation that milkmaids who had previously caught cowpox did not later catch smallpox by showing that inoculated cowpox protected against inoculated smallpox.
Hence, The first vaccine produced by Edward Jenner was for protection against Smallpox