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The major contribution of _____ to medicine was distinguishing smallpox from measles.

A) Rhazes
B) Aristotle
C) Trotula Platearius
D) Alcmaeon

Smallpox

A severe contagious disease caused by the Variola virus, characterized by fever and a distinctive skin rash. It has been eradicated worldwide through vaccination.

Rhazes

A Persian polymath, physician, alchemist, and philosopher, who made significant contributions to the fields of medicine and chemistry in the medieval Islamic world.

Aristotle

An ancient Greek philosopher and scientist whose writings cover a wide range of subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, and ethics.

  • Acquire understanding of the contributions to medicine from diverse cultures and historical periods.
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