Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an ...

Vaccines are widely celebrated as one of the greatest achievements in public health — and for good reason. Vaccines have increased life expectancy by reducing infectious diseases that once were the ...

Queen Elizabeth I’s signature stark white makeup was born from a tragic beginning — to cover up her scars from a nearly fatal bout of smallpox — and potentially led to her death. Learn more ...

In early 1991, several scientists went deep into the Siberian tundra on a covert mission. They worked for a secret laboratory funded by the Soviet government, and they needed a sample of variola major ...

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 older ...

That was the death toll before smallpox vaccination became widespread: 1 in 3. And if you did survive, the scars left behind might haunt you for the rest of your life.

Folks of a certain vintage have the tell-tale crater on their upper arms: The discolored, shallow scars from the smallpox vaccine. This ceased being a rite of passage in 1972, when the disease was ...

Smallpox, a highly contagious ancient scourge that killed three out of 10 people it infected and left survivors pocked with scars, was eradicated worldwide in 1980 thanks to a global vaccination ...

Smallpox vaccines have been approved for monkeypox. But experts warn that many questions remain about the protection they provide and how to best administer them.

A Keloid scar is an enlarged, raised scar that is often pink, red skin-coloured or darker than the surrounding skin. There is a high chance of having permanent scarring from monkeypox.

A study published in 2018 identified HIV-positive people in Senegal who had received the smallpox vaccine (indicated by the presence of the smallpox vaccine scar), to examine the relationship between ...