The Last Case of Smallpox; The Disease Remains the Only One Ever Eradicated By ManDavid Brown
The world’s last known case of smallpox was reported in Somalia, the Horn of Africa, in October 1977. The victim was a young cook called Ali Maow Maalin. His case becomes a landmark in medical history, for smallpox is the first communicable disease ever to be eradicated. The remarkable...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, a single case of smallpox anywhere in the world would be considered a global health threat. Advertisement When the routine vaccinations ceased in 1972, some members of the Barber family questioned doctors and school officials. ...
The world's last known case of smallpox was reported in Somalia, the Horn of Africa, in October 1977. The victim was a young cook called Ali Maow Maalin. His case becomes a landmark in medical history, for smallpox is the first communicable..
"On 31 October 1977, the world's last known case of endemic smallpox was discovered in Merca, Somalia. The source of infection was quickly identified; 19 days previously, the male patient had been in contact with two other cases for not more than 15 minutes, but the surveillance activities...
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Around the globe, smallpox is the only disease that has been eradicated through an aggressive international immunization program. This highly infectious disease once could kill as many as 1 of every 3 infected people, but the last known naturally occurring case was reported in Somalia, Africa...
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Beverly plays the first victim who gets smallpox from Keyes, and that's how they learn about the outbreak. She had two scenes in the motion picture. One is where Keyes gives her a pretty brooch and the second is when she buys the farm. The makeup department afforded her a deathly look...
(and many others), and a number of countries where the disease was endemic. Case definition was followed by massive vaccination until no new cases occurred in that area; the cumulative effect in a given country was eventual elimination of disease. The last patient known to have smallpox from...