Who among the following scientists discovered the vaccine for small pox?
A
Louis Pasteur
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B
Edward Jenner
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C
James Watson
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D
Alexander Fleming
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Solution
The correct option is B Edward Jenner Edward Jenner discovered the vaccine for small pox. He followed up his observation that milkmaids who had previously caught cowpox did not later catch smallpox.