Nov 14, 2024 · Smallpox is an acute contagious disease caused by the variola virus, a member of the orthopoxvirus family. It was one of the most devastating diseases known to humanity and …

Jun 28, 2016 · The virus which causes smallpox is contagious and spreads through person-to- person contact and saliva droplets in an infected person’s breath. It has an incubation period …

Jan 27, 2021 · Smallpox, caused by the variola virus, was a highly contagious infectious disease that caused infected individuals to develop a fever and a progressive, disfiguring skin rash. …

Smallpox is an acute contagious disease caused by the variola virus, a member of the orthopoxvirus family. It was one of the most devastating diseases known to humanity and …

One of the deadliest diseases known to humans, smallpox remains the only human disease to have been eradicated. Many believe this achievement to be the most significant milestone in …

Smallpox is an acute contagious disease caused by variola virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus family. Smallpox, which is believed to have originated over 3,000 years ago in India or Egypt, …

Jun 21, 2016 · Publications of the World Health OrganizationOverview Smallpox has two main forms: variola major and variola minor. The two forms showed similar lesions. The disease …

Jan 3, 2014 · The history of smallpox holds a unique place in medicine. It was one of the deadliest diseases known to humans, and to date (2016) the only human disease to have been …

Apr 17, 2020 · Smallpox is the only infectious disease that’s been successfully eradicated. It was eradicated by a collaborative global vaccination programme led by the World Health …

May 1, 2010 · 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of the eradication of smallpox. Smallpox was officially declared eradicated in 1980 and is the first disease to have been fought on a global …