Smallpox (also known by its scientific name, variola) was a horrible, highly infectious disease, with a case fatality-rate of 30%. In 1798, Edward Jenner, an English country doctor, published data on cowpox (or "vaccine," a term derived from the Latin for cow and increasingly preferred ...
follow long after Edward Jenner's famous experiments in 1796. Jenner's experiments provided scientific justification for the practice of inoculation, whereby ‘cowpox’ (most likely Vaccinia virus) was scarified into the dermis as a preventive measure against virulent smallpox disease, thus laying the...
Smallpox is a serious systemic disease which may kill 40–50% of the unprotected individuals it afflicts. The disease has a characteristic exanthem and disfigures and sometimes blinds most of the survivors. A closely related poxvirus, that of variola min
Sounding like something out of a horror movie, a smallpox demon is actually far more scientific. Or a mix of science and centuries-old Japanese history. Althougheradicated in 1980, smallpox created fear for centuries across the globe. The infectious disease caused a fever, vomiting, sores and ...
An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae; a Disease Discovered in some of the Western Counties of England, Particularly Gloucestershire, and Known by the Name of The Cow Pox, London. In Classics of Medicine and Surgery; Camac, C.N.B., Ed.; Dover: Mineola, NY,...
Smallpox is an acute infectious disease unique to humans. The term "smallpox" was first used in Europe in the 15th century to distinguish variola from the great pox (syphilis). Smallpox localizes in small blood vessels of the skin and in the mouth and th
Which disease was the first human disease found to be caused by a virus? What criteria are used for classifying viruses into families and genera? What is the scientific name of the bacteria that causes typhoid? Name the pathogen which causes malignant malaria. a. W...
1. 1. 本外观设计产品的名称:天花边角(L1). The exterior design of the product name: ceiling corners (L1). 2. 2. 本外观设计产品的用途:用于室内装修,特别是天花吊顶的修边或装饰. The product design purposes: for interior decoration, especially the ceiling trim or decoration. 3. 3. 本外观设计...
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Today, World Health Organization (WHO)-sanctioned repositories of live variola virus are currently maintained only at two WHO collaborating centres: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, United States of America, and the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR ...