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How the contagious and lethal smallpox virus was finally eradicated - 150 years after the first chance to prevent a global outbreak was missed.Key facts
- Smallpox is an acute, contagious disease - one of the most deadly known to humanity.
- Smallpox was caused by two strains of the same virus, Variola Major and Variola Minor.
- In 1796, Jenner developed a vaccine with cowpox that wasn't taken seriously.
- In 1967, the World Health Organization launched a similar vaccine that eradicated smallpox globally.
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Smallpox is one of the most deadly diseases known to humanity, first reported as early as 1600 BC.
An acute contagious disease, it produces large fluid-filled pustules all over the body, often leads to blindness, and was fatal in 30% of cases.
Smallpox was caused by two strains of the same …
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