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nounthe virus that causes smallpox in humans Synonyms variola virus Related Words poxvirus variola major virus variola major variola minor virus variola minor Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. ...
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Fenje's most significant contributions to public health centred around his leadership in the improvement and global standardization of smallpox vaccines, especially freeze-dried vaccine, for the World Health Organization's eradication program. Paul Fenje, Md, DPh Researchers have never tested the old ...
Smallpoxis one of the most devastating of infectious diseases (Esposito and Fenner, 2001) with afatality rateof 30% or more (Torrence, 2005). In the 20th century alone,smallpoxdeaths worldwide numbered in the millions.Smallpoxhas killed more humans than all the wars of all time (Abrahams ...
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method began with Emanuel Timoni, a Greek physician, in the early 18th cent. EdwardJennermodified the procedure (1796) by using the related cowpox virus to confer immunity. By 1977, vaccination programs, such as those by the World Health Organization (WHO), had eliminated the disease worldwide...
No one knows how long the smallpox virus can survive in a human corpse, and McCollum's team hoped to recover DNA or even viable virus particles from the woman's body. This month, the World Health Assembly — the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) — will meet...
method began with Emanuel Timoni, a Greek physician, in the early 18th cent. EdwardJennermodified the procedure (1796) by using the related cowpox virus to confer immunity. By 1977, vaccination programs, such as those by the World Health Organization (WHO), had eliminated the disease worldwide...
In addition to pockmarks, deep scars resulting from the infection, many victims of smallpox became blind. In 1798, Edward Jenner demonstrated that inoculation withcowpoxcould protect against smallpox. However, smallpox disease was not eradicated worldwide until 1978.Vaccinationagainst smallpox had bee...