Smallpox, once a deadly global scourge, became the first eradicated disease thanks to an accidental discovery by Edward ...

MVA Vaccine Design for Products Used Against Endemic and Emerging Infectious Diseases. ATLANTA, GA - June 25, 2025 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - GeoVax La ...

Opera can take many forms and fulfil many purposes: this chamber opera by Zakiya Leeming and Sam Redway is about vaccination.

Immunizations are designed to keep people healthy. Many diseases have been pushed into relative obscurity thanks to the ...

George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan. George Washington strikes a confident pose after the victorious Battle of Princeton in this ...

Smallpox is "the only infectious disease to achieve this distinction," according to the WHO. In the United States, there have been no natural cases of smallpox since 1949, ...

The claim: Smallpox was ‘never eradicated’ and is being ‘held in check’ by vaccines. A Nov. 15 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) from the liberal group Occupy Democrats includes ...

Smallpox has been eradicated worldwide since 1980 and is not held in check by vaccines, contrary to posts suggesting the deadly virus may circulate again if vaccines become optional.

Mpox vs Smallpox: The increasing number of mpox has become of cause of concern among health experts globally. Mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox) is a viral disease that infects both humans and ...

Victory over smallpox has lessons for public health threats in 2024 : Goats and Soda Physician Céline Gounder traveled to India and Bangladesh to bring back unheard stories from the eradication ...

Smallpox is still a threat to America, 40 years after its eradication by Tom Daschle & Fred Upton, opinion contributors - 03/01/24 1:00 PM ET ...

Smallpox inoculation coexisted with other forms of inoculation in these societies. For example, we find examples of enslaved Africans who hailed from present-day Ghana describing inoculations for ...