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The fall of smallpox began with the realization that of the disease were immune for the rest of their lives. This led to the practice of variolation- a process of exposing a healthy person to infected material from a person with smallpox in the hopes of producing a mild disease that immunity from further infection the first written account of variolation describes a Buddhist nun practicing around 1022 to 1063 AD. By the 1700s, this method of variolation was practice in China, India, and Turkey. In the late 1700s European physicians used this and other methods of variolation, but reported “devastating” results in some cases. Overall, 2% to 3% of people who were variolated died of smallpox, but this practice decreased the total number of smallpox by 10-fold.

offer fatalities survivors fatalism provided sheltered predators common

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Correct answer: survivors
Explanation: The word 'survivors' is a noun that refers to individuals who have lived through the disease, fitting grammatically as the subject of the sentence. It aligns contextually with the discussion about immunity following smallpox infection.
Meaning: 'Survivors' refers to people who have recovered from smallpox and are immune to it.
Wrong options:
predators: 'Predators' refers to animals that hunt other animals, which is unrelated to the context of disease and immunity.
fatalism: 'Fatalism' is a philosophical concept about the inevitability of events, which does not fit the context of discussing individuals affected by smallpox.
sheltered: 'Sheltered' is an adjective describing protection from harm, which does not refer to individuals who have survived a disease.
provided: 'Provided' is a verb that does not fit as a noun in this context, as it does not refer to people.
common: 'Common' is an adjective that describes frequency, not a noun that refers to individuals.
fatalities: 'Fatalities' refers to deaths caused by the disease, which does not fit as it does not describe those who survived.
Correct answer: provided
Explanation: The verb 'provided' fits grammatically as it indicates the action of giving immunity. It aligns contextually with the sentence, which discusses the outcome of variolation in terms of immunity.
Meaning: 'Provided' means to supply or make available, in this case, immunity from smallpox.
Wrong options:
survivors: 'Survivors' is a noun and does not fit grammatically as a verb in this context.
predators: 'Predators' is unrelated to the context of immunity and does not fit grammatically.
fatalism: 'Fatalism' does not fit as it is a noun that does not relate to the action of providing immunity.
sheltered: 'Sheltered' is an adjective that does not convey the action of giving immunity.
common: 'Common' is an adjective that does not fit as a verb in this context.
fatalities: 'Fatalities' is a noun that refers to deaths, which does not fit the action of providing immunity.
Correct answer: common
Explanation: The adjective 'common' fits grammatically as it describes the frequency of the practice of variolation. It is contextually appropriate as it indicates that variolation was widely practiced by the 1700s.
Meaning: 'Common' means something that is frequent or widely accepted.
Wrong options:
provided: 'Provided' is a verb that does not fit as an adjective to describe the practice of variolation.
predators: 'Predators' is unrelated to the context and does not describe the practice of variolation.
fatalism: 'Fatalism' does not fit as it is a noun and does not describe the frequency of a practice.
sheltered: 'Sheltered' is an adjective that does not relate to the commonality of a practice.
survivors: 'Survivors' is a noun that does not fit as an adjective in this context.
fatalities: 'Fatalities' is a noun that refers to deaths, which does not describe the practice of variolation.
Correct answer: fatalities
Explanation: The noun 'fatalities' fits grammatically as it refers to the number of deaths caused by smallpox. It is contextually relevant as it discusses the impact of variolation on reducing deaths from the disease.
Meaning: 'Fatalities' refers to deaths resulting from smallpox infections.
Wrong options:
provided: 'Provided' is a verb that does not fit as a noun in this context, as it does not refer to deaths.
predators: 'Predators' is unrelated to the context of smallpox and does not fit grammatically.
fatalism: 'Fatalism' does not fit as it is a philosophical concept and does not relate to the number of deaths.
sheltered: 'Sheltered' is an adjective that does not refer to deaths and does not fit in this context.
survivors: 'Survivors' refers to those who lived through the disease, which does not fit as it does not describe deaths.
common: 'Common' is an adjective that does not fit as a noun in this context.

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