Which scientist identified the tuberculosis bacterium in 1882?
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Which scientist identified the tuberculosis bacterium in 1882?
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Who gave the first successful smallpox vaccination in 1796?
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Who introduced antiseptic surgery using carbolic acid in the 1860s?
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