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Which country was Lady Mary in when she discovered smallpox inoculation?

  • India

  • China

  • Turkey

  • Spain

Answer

In the late 17th century, Lady Mary Montagu traveled to Turkey with her husband, the British ambassador. While she was there, she observed a local practice of inoculating people with smallpox pus, which gave them a mild case of the disease and protected them from a more severe infection later. Montagu brought this practice back to England, where it was adopted by the medical community and helped to eradicate smallpox.
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