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Who among the following scientists discovered the vaccine for small pox?

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Louis Pasteur
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Edward Jenner
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James Watson
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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.

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