Jun 20, 2024 · Smallpox is an acute contagious disease caused by the variola virus, a member of the orthopoxvirus family. It was one of the most devastating diseases known to humanity and …

Jun 28, 2016 · Since smallpox was eradicated, the vaccine is not recommended in routine immunization. It is used to protect researchers who work on the variola virus that causes …

Vaccination led to smallpox elimination in western Europe, North America and Japan. In the absence of a large-scale coordinated international programme, the disease persisted in other …

Smallpox is an acute contagious disease caused by variola virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus family. Smallpox, which is believed to have originated over 3,000 years ago in India or Egypt, …

May 1, 2010 · Smallpox was officially declared eradicated in 1980 and is the first disease to have been fought on a global scale. This extraordinary achievement was accomplished through the …

Apr 17, 2020 · Smallpox existed for thousands of years, killed millions, and was fatal in up to 30% of cases. It was eradicated by a collaborative global vaccination programme led by the World …

Jan 3, 2014 · The Smallpox Vaccine Emergency Stockpile (SVES) was originally created by consolidating WHO Member State donations given in support of the Intensified Smallpox …

Aug 5, 2020 · On 8 May 1980, the 33rd World Health Assembly officially declared: ‘The world and all its peoples have won freedom from smallpox.’ The declaration marked the end of a disease …

Jun 21, 2016 · Smallpox is a disease which can be easily diagnosed by trained health workers without the need for laboratory support. During the eradication campaign, WHO produced …

Smallpox: last case 1 May 2010 Since smallpox was only transferred from person to person, the last infected person was the last link in the chain of transmission and represented the end of …