Who discovered ‘vaccine’ for the first time? Name two diseases which can be prevented by using vaccines.

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Vaccine:
Vaccines are bio pharmacies that provide active immunization against specific infectious diseases.
Edward Jenner first discovered the "vaccine".
Vaccine-preventable diseases include smallpox, polio.
Smallpox is an acute infectious disease caused by the smallpox virus, a member of the smallpox virus family.
Polio is for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating disease caused by a virus. Man is the only natural host for poliovirus.

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