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The word 'vaccine' derives from the Latin term 'vacca,' referencing Edward Jenner's use of cowpox—what animal does 'vacca' mean?
Answer
Cow
Jenner's use of cowpox (vaccinia) to protect against smallpox led scientist Louis Pasteur to coin 'vaccination' from the Latin 'vacca,' meaning cow.
💡 Did you know?
Smallpox vaccination created the term 'vaccination' itself—Edward Jenner used cowpox virus because milkmaids exposed to it never caught smallpox.
Other options people guess
- Sheep
- Horse
- Goat
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- vaccines
- etymology
- history-of-medicine
- smallpox
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