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Q:

Who among the following developed the Cholera vaccine in 1885?

  • 1
    Edward Jenner
  • 2
    Jaime Ferrán
  • 3
    Jonas Salk
  • 4
    Leon Calmette
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Answer : 2. "Jaime Ferrán"
Explanation :

1. The credit for developing the cholera vaccine in 1885 goes to Spanish-French bacteriologist and hygienist Jaime Ferrán.

2. He tested a live attenuated bacterial vaccine during a cholera epidemic in Valencia.

3. Jaime Ferrán's vaccine successfully protected people from cholera and began to be used in vaccination programs around the world.

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