Question

Smallpox was the first disease to be controlled by

a. antibiotics.
b. aspirin.
c. anti-virals.
d. Pasteur.
e. vaccination.

Answer 1

Smallpox was the first disease to be controlled through vaccination efforts, which were led by Edward Jenner and later supported by the World Health Organization.

Step-by-step explanation:

The first disease to be controlled through vaccination was smallpox. Inoculation, also known as variolation, was used to prevent smallpox as early as the 17th century. Edward Jenner coined the term vaccination and developed a technique using cowpox to prevent smallpox. Vaccination efforts, including a worldwide campaign by the World Health Organization, led to the eradication of smallpox in 1979.