Smallpox, frequently referred to as the curse of mankind, was successfully eradicated 35 years ago owing to mass vaccination and strict antiepidemic surveillance. This is the first and so far unique case of a global liquidation of a most dangerous infectious disease by the joint efforts of the...
This is because smallpox has a fatality rate of around 30% in unvaccinated individuals, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Historically, the virus was most dangerous to women who were pregnant or people who had immune disorders. Though many of the people who ...
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Use of a smallpox biological weapon would also result in: It is unlikely that a smallpox attack would result in a super-catastrophic event with the loss of many millions of lives. Underestimating the possible consequences of an attack, however, would be a dangerous and costly mistake. A ...
The Hazard from Dangerous Exotic Diseases John C. N. Westwood M.B., B.Chir. 115 Accesses Abstract Smallpox will be considered only briefly since the last known case anywhere in the world occurred in October 19774 and the disease was officially declared eradicated on 26 October 1979, an ...
Why Smallpox Is Important Smallpoxwas widespread and had a relatively highmortality rate, making it one of the most deadly of all infectious diseases. Its impact on human civilization cannot be overstated. It also represents the only, hopefully the first, human disease to be eradicated (Fig. ...
What Is Smallpox? Smallpox is aserious infectiousdisease caused by a virus that’s no longer found in nature.It was passed from person to person. People with smallpox had flu-like symptoms and a rash that would spread across their bodies. ...
INTRODUCTION: Smallpox is caused by variola viruses, which are large, enveloped, single-stranded DNA viruses of the Poxvirus family and the Orthopoxvirus genus. Variola major strains cause three forms of disease (ordinary, flat type, and hemorrhagic), whereas variola minor strains cause a less...
Smallpox was a highly virulent, contagious disease. Initial attempts to control the disease by variolation were controversial and dangerous. Variolation wa... AJ Stewart,PM Devlin - 《Journal of Infection》 被引量: 59发表: 2006年 Priority, Invisibility and Eradication: The History of Smallpox ...