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Definitions of smallpox in various dictionaries:
noun - a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
An acute, highly infectious, often fatal disease caused by a poxvirus and characterized by high fever and aches with subsequent widespread eruption of pimples that blister, produce pus, and form pockmarks.
noun - a virus disease
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| In 1980 the World Heath Organization announced the eradication of this viral disease |
| Due to successful vaccines, this viral disease was finally declared extinct in 1980 |
| During an epidemic of this disease in 1796, Edward Jenner discovered the power of vaccines & used it to save lives |
| A vaccination is no longer required since this disease is eradicated |
| In the 18th C. about 60 million people died from this disease for which a vaccine was found in 1796 |
| Peter II, Czar of Russia from 1727 to 1730, died at age 14 in an outbreak of this now-eradicated disease |
| (Cheryl of the Clue Crew, at the Smithsonian Institution, holds up a small needle.) By dispensing just enough vaccine, the bifurcated needle is the only medical instrument to eradicate a disease, this one eliminated in 1979 |
| In 1978 Janet Parker, a worker at Birmingham Medical School, became the last person to die of this disease |
| On May 14, 1796 Dr. Edward Jenner gave an 8-year-old boy an inoculation against this deadly disease |
| By 1980 a global vaccination effort led to the virtual eradication of this, the only time that's been done to a germ |
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| Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by one of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977 and the World Health Organization certified the global eradication of the disease in 1980. The risk of death following contracting the disease was about 30%, with higher rates among babies. Often those who survive have extensive scarring of their skin and some are left blind.The initial symptoms of the disease include fever and vomiting. This is then followed by formation of sores in the mouth and a skin rash. Over a number of days the skin rash turns into characteristic fluid filled bumps with a dent in the center. The bumps then scab over and fall off leaving scars. The disease used to spread between people or via contaminated objects. Prevention is by the smallpox vaccine. Once the disease has developed certain antiviral medication may help.The origin of smallpox is unknown. The earliest evidence of the disease dates |