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Who discovered the small pox vaccine?

A
Louis Pasteur
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Selman Waksman
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C
Cesar Milstein
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D
Edward Jenner
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Solution

The correct option is D Edward Jenner
  • Edward Jenner found that vaccination with cowpox can protect individuals from smallpox. Edward Jenner is well known for his contribution to immunization and the eradication of smallpox.
  • Jenner's work is widely regarded as the foundation of immunology and known as the father of immunology.
  • The smallpox vaccine is the only way to prevent smallpox. The vaccine is made from a virus either weakened or attenuated, which is introduced into the blood.
  • This helps in building the antibodies against the smallpox virus in the body. Smallpox was eradicated by this vaccination program, starting in 1967.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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