The Procedure Developed by the Chinese to Protect Against Smallpox

Question

The procedure developed by the Chinese to protect against smallpox was called
A)Oriental poxination.
B)humoral immunity.
C)variolation.
D)naturally acquired immunity.

Accepted Answer

The Chinese developed a procedure called variolation, which involved deliberately infecting individuals with smallpox scabs to induce immunity. This was the precursor to the modern practice of vaccination.