Medical history: Who invented the smallpox vaccine — the first successful vaccine in medical science? Identify the pioneering physician who developed vaccination using cowpox material. Choose the correct name.
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Answer
Correct Answer: Edward Jenner
Explanation
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- Select the inventor of the smallpox vaccine.
Concept / ApproachEdward Jenner pioneered vaccination in 1796 by using cowpox to confer immunity to smallpox.
Why others are incorrectPasteur: rabies vaccine; Koch: bacteriology (TB bacillus); Fleming: penicillin.
Final AnswerEdward Jenner.