Pioneer in concept of ‘Specific protection by vaccine:
Correct Answer: Chinese medicine
Description: Ans. (a) Chinese medicine* Chinese were early pioneers of immunization* They practiced variolation to prevent smallpoxALSO REMEMBERChinese Barefoot Doctors* Farmers who received minimal basic medical and para- medical training and worked in rural villages of China* Name comes from southern farmers, who would often work barefoot in the rice paddies promoted basic hygiene, preventive health care, family planning and treated common illnesses* Purpose: To bring health care to rural areas where urban-trained doctors would not settle
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