DrEdward Jenner Realized That Cows Have a Disease Called Cowpox

question 6

Multiple Choice

Dr.Edward Jenner realized that cows have a disease called cowpox, which is like a disease that infects humans called smallpox; Jenner noticed that milkmaids whose hands were infected with cowpox were not contracting smallpox.Jenner infected a child with the pus from a cowpox blister, and found that the child did not contract smallpox.Which statement represents a supporting hypothesis?

• A)The cowpox virus prevented the small pox virus from entering the child's immune system.
• B)the smallpox virus was so similar to the cowpox virus that the child's immune system ignored the smallpox virus
• C)The cowpox infection will prevent the child from being infected by the small pox virus.
• D)The cowpox infection will have no effect on the child's immunity to the small pox virus.

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