stackyFACTSEvery modern marvel of preventive medicine owes its linguistic origin to a humble farm animal. Because the very first successful inoculation utilized the incredibly mild cowpox virus to protect against the lethal smallpox, the Latin word 'vacca' was honored forever. You are literally receiving a 'cow-thing' every time you get your annual flu shot.
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