Question

Polio is a disease that can cause paralysis. Doctors treated patients with casts and braces, but the work of Elizabeth Kenny led to the use of hot baths and exercise to treat polio victims. These patients had less incidence of paralysis. Kenny’s ideas and their acceptance were due to
skepticism.
popular opinion.
open0mindedness.
scientific consensus.

Answer 1

Kenny's ideas and their acceptance were due to open mindedness. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option. Elizabeth Kenny was born on 20th of September in the year 1880 and died on 30th of November in the year 1952. She was an unaccredited Australian nurse who treated polio in a different manner.

Answer 2

The short version is C. Open-mindedness.