But humanity only made the transition into that new world fairly recently. Smallpox eradication was a major part of that. Over the course of the 20th century, country after country fought it back.

The 9-month-old grandson fell ill. First, a fever. Then, a nasty rash. Alarmed doctors suspected smallpox but, instead, they soon discovered something even more bewildering: The first-known human ...

(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 ...

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. The posts ...

Smallpox is viewed as the most likely agent to be used as a biological weapon. Smallpox is very infectious; it is spread by droplet infection, causes a painful and disabling febrile disease ...

Keren Landman, MD was a senior reporter covering public health, consumer health, and health misinformation at Vox. Keren is trained as a physician, researcher, and epidemiologist and has served as ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine says that action is needed to enhance U.S. readiness for smallpox and related diseases, as well as to ...

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 ...

Smallpox mortality falls between 20% and 50%. Until it was completely eradicated from the Earth in the late 1970s, it is estimated that smallpox killed at least 300,000 people worldwide during the ...

Before the smallpox virus was destroyed in the early 1980s, many people received the smallpox vaccine. As a result, if you’re in your 40s or older, you likely have a permanent scar from an ...

Smallpox is a viral, infectious disease that once terrorized us humans. It causes a significant skin rash and fever, and during the most rampant outbreaks in the 20th century, killed an estimated ...