(Original Caption) Smallpox in an unvaccinated child. Is it finally time to eliminate the remaining stocks of variola (smallpox) virus for good? The World Health Assembly will discuss the current ...

Fortunately, researchers were able to create a vaccine against this virus. The virus injected is a live virus, but it isn’t the variola virus known to cause smallpox. Instead, the vaccinia virus is ...

“The eradication of smallpox occurred prior to the development of the majority of modern virological and molecular biological techniques. Therefore, there is a considerable amount that is not ...

Smallpox was a severe infectious disease that affected humans for thousands of years before its eradication in the late 20th century. The symptoms included a distinctive rash, pustules, and fever.

The origin of smallpox is unknown. Smallpox-like rashes on ancient Egyptian mummies suggest it dates back at least 3,000 years. European settlers brought smallpox to North America in the 17th century.

Vaccines were an effective way of protecting against the deadly disease. CDC/ Wikimedia Commons One of the most challenging places when it came to eradicating smallpox was India, largely because of ...