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Q.

Why did milkmaids in the olden days who suffered from cowpox did not suffer from smallpox?

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a

The used to drink the cows milk daily which kept them healthy

b

Cowpox virus was more deadly than smallpox

c

Both cowpox and smallpox virus are closely related

d

They never get exposed to small pox

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Cowpox virus is more closely related to the smallpox virus. However, the cowpox virus caused an acute infection in the infected individual unlike the smallpox virus which was more deadly. The milkmaids exposed to the cowpox virus already gained immunity against it therefore due to this immunity the smallpox virus could not affect the milkmaids.

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