This is a great data-driven short documentary by Neil Halloran about how smallpox was eradicated from the face of the Earth.

Monkeypox, caused by the monkeypox virus—a close cousin of smallpox—has spread rapidly worldwide. From 2022 to 2025, more ...

Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a pathogen closely related to variola virus, which causes smallpox.

Smallpox and chickenpox might seem similar. They both cause rashes and blisters. They both have “pox” in their names. But other than that, they’re completely different diseases. You really ...

Although smallpox is considered a disease of the past, there is current heightened international concern regarding the potential use of smallpox virus as an agent for bioterrorism. Smallpox is ...

Vaccines generate a strong immune response designed to target a specific pathogen or disease. Many individuals think of preventative medicine when consider | Immunology ...

The smallpox came in the mail, in a little piece of 350-year-old human skin. And the surprise discovery is dramatically rewriting the history of one of the most notorious diseases to plague humankind.

Smallpox was eradicated worldwide in the late 1970s, which means there is no immunity in the population as a whole. So what is the history of Smallpox? • The first known victim of smallpox was ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: With the resurgence of measles because of declining vaccination rates, should we be wary of the same happening with smallpox (which was also thought to have been eradicated)?

HARTFORD, Conn., April 5.--Seventy-five persons are under a rigid quarantine in Union Village, North Manchester, for smallpox. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

In these dire days, when fear of epidemic is great, it seems peculiar to have found pleasure in reading a book about smallpox in the 18th century, early attempts at inoculation and two heroic ...