Who was the first scientist/doctor, who attempted vaccination?
- ARobert Koch
- BElie Metchnikoff
- CEdward Jenner
- DJoseph Lister
- ENone of the above/More than one of the above
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Correct answer: (c) Edward Jenner
Explanation
Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination, developing the first smallpox vaccine in 1796 using cowpox material.
He is honoured as the Father of Immunology; smallpox was globally eradicated by 1980 as a result.
Distractors did other work: Robert Koch founded bacteriology (TB, cholera), Lister pioneered antiseptic surgery, and Metchnikoff studied phagocytosis.