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What important medical practice did Lady Mary Wortley Montagu introduce to Britain?
Blood transfusion
Smallpox inoculation
The use of antiseptics
The hygiene hypothesis
Answer
Smallpox inoculation was an important medical practice introduced to Britain by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu in 1721. Smallpox was a deadly and disfiguring disease that had plagued the world for centuries. Inoculation involved taking a small amount of pus from a smallpox patient and rubbing it into a healthy person's skin.
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