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Humans are the only species to be infected by smallpox. The history of smallpox extends into pre-history; the disease likely emerged in human populations about 10,000 BC.
The earliest credible evidence of smallpox is found in the Egyptian mummies of people who died some 3000 years ago. During the 18th century the disease killed an estimated 400,000 Europeans each year, including five reigning monarchs, and was responsible for a third of all blindness. Between 20 and 60% of all those infected, and over 80% of infected children, died from the disease.
Settlement of the east coast of North America in 1633 in Plymouth, Massachusetts was also accompanied by devastating outbreaks of smallpox among Native American populations, and subsequently among the native-born colonists. Some estimates indicate case fatality rates of 80–90% in Native American populations during smallpox epidemics.
U.S. Presidents George Washington, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln all contracted and recovered from the disease.
To this day, smallpox is the only human infectious disease to have been completely eradicated.
At this time not one person anywhere in the world is at any risk with smallpox as the disease was completely eradicated from the wild in 1980 by vaccinations. There are only two samples of live smallpox virus in the world and they are cryogenically frozen in liquid nitrogen, one is in the US and one is in Russia. Production of smallpox vaccine has also ceased as there is no more need for it.
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Does smallpox kill more children or adults?
Smallpox no longer exists in most MEDC's in the UN
Did the Aztecs die of smallpox?
yes most of the Aztec died of smallpox which they got from spanish conquistadores.
What is a sentence using the word detest?
Use it like this in a sentence I detest smallpox. You detest smallpox We detest smallpox. He detests smallpox She detests smallpox It detests smallpox.
Age when vaccinated for smallpox?
adults
How do you prevent smallpox?
In most cases........... with the vaccine!
What was the most deadly of the epidemics in the Americas?
smallpox
Can mosquitoes spread smallpox?
It is very unlikely that they would carry smallpox. However, I have found that some of the most unlikely things can happen.
Where are smallpox likely found?
in siberia and atlanta georgia. samples of the virus are kept here
Where did smallpox occur the most?
Smallpox is very rare now that sciencetist has figured out a way to cure it. However, back in the 1400s smallpox was common in Mexico where most of the Aztecs suffered from and died. Smallpox was brought by Cortes who spreaded it around in Mexico.
Does smallpox vaccine come from cows?
The smallpox vaccine comes from cows. Most diseases you a weakened form of the disease. However the smallpox vaccine is brought from cowpox. (closely related to smallpox but not as dangerous). You cannot get this vaccine anymore and if you did it would result in a bad reaction.
What are the most effective weapons against smallpox?
Vaccination
What happens when smallpox enters your body?
Smallpox is spread when a person breathes it in and out. The virus gets inside the cells lining the throat
