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Prior to vaccination, people used to pro...

Prior to vaccination, people used to protect themselves from small pox through

A

Worship

B

Hygiene and nutrition

C

Veriolation

D

Getting infected with cow pox

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Understanding Smallpox**: Smallpox is an infectious disease caused by the variola virus. It was a serious disease that led to high mortality rates before the advent of vaccination. 2. **Historical Context**: Before the development of the smallpox vaccine by Edward Jenner in 1796, people sought various methods to protect themselves from the disease. 3. **Methods of Protection**: The common methods used prior to vaccination included: - Worship - Maintaining hygiene - Proper nutrition - Variolation 4. **What is Variolation?**: Variolation is a method where a healthy individual is deliberately exposed to material from the pustules of an infected person. This could be done by: - Snorting the material through the nose - Injecting it into the skin 5. **Outcomes of Variolation**: The individual who underwent variolation would typically develop mild symptoms such as fever or rash but would usually survive, unlike those who contracted smallpox directly. 6. **Conclusion**: The correct answer to the question is that prior to vaccination, people used to protect themselves from smallpox through **variolation**. **Final Answer**: Variolation ---
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