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Find out the Final Jeopardy Answer for the episode airing on Tuesday, May 2 2023!
Today’s Final Jeopardy Category is: Medical History
Today’s contestants are Kevin Belle, Paul Guelpa and Amanda Hendrickson.
Today’s Final Jeopardy
A vaccine against this respiratory illness came out in the U.S. in 1914 & eventually combined with 2 other vaccines
Final Jeopardy Answer
The Final Jeopardy Answer is: Whopping Cough (Pertussis)
Final Jeopardy Explanation
The vaccine for whooping cough, or pertussis, a highly contagious respiratory tract infection marked by a severe cough that sounds like a “whoop”, was developed in 1914.
The vaccine for whooping cough was combined with the vaccines for diphtheria, which was developed in 1926, and tetanus which was developed in 1938. This combination vaccine, known as the DPT vaccine or DTP vaccine, was developed in 1948.
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