In the 20th century alone, an estimated 500 million lives succumbed to smallpox, making it the sole human disease to have been eradicated. However, a new report, the Future State of Smallpox ...

Smallpox, one of the biggest killers in history, is caused by a virus called variola. Variola causes a distinctive rash and is often lethal. The name variola comes from the Latin word for “spotted” ...

But identifying a monkeypox rash isn't always easy ... Symptoms of monkeypox can also be compared with smallpox — a related virus that was declared eradicated in 1980. Like smallpox, monkeypox ...

The second picture shows skin lesions on day 8 of the rash. The case is clearly classified as discrete ordinary-type smallpox. In the confluent subtype of ordinary-type smallpox, the lesions would ...

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Not so with smallpox. To create this vaccine, you begin with another virus that is similar to the smallpox virus, yet different enough not to bring on the smallpox disease once it enters your body.

Monkeypox is a virus that can cause symptoms including fever, aches and presents with a distinctive bumpy rash. It is related to smallpox, but is usually milder, particularly the West African ...

Experts believe the current outbreak is being spread through intimate skin-on-skin contact with someone who has an active rash. The virus is related to smallpox, but is usually milder ...

it is contraindicated for treating vaccinial keratitis and is of no benefit in treating postvaccinial encephalitis or smallpox. A minor adverse reaction is an erythematous rash that occurs about ...