Which of the following infectious diseases was prevented by the first successful vaccination?

A. Polio
B. Tuberculosis
C. Smallpox
D. Tetanus
E. Rubella


ANS: C. In 1798, Edward Jenner reported the first intentional successful vaccination, which was against smallpox in a boy, using material from the cowpox pustules of a milkmaid. In 1980, smallpox was reported to be eradicated worldwide by a vaccination program. Effective vaccines against tetanus toxin, rubella virus, and poliovirus were developed in the 20th century and are widely used. There is no effective vaccine against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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