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The first vaccine produced by Edward Jenner was for protection against
The first vaccine produced by Edward Jenner was for protection against
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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
- So, the correct answer is 'Smallpox'.
- 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
- So, the correct answer is 'Smallpox'.
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