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There is a lab in Atlanta, and Moscow that still have the smallpox virus. Other countries have it too because it was acquired illegally. It has only been eradicated from nature, we still have the virus. Now to answer the question. Smallpox is spread by releasing the virus. Then, people breathe it in and travel around and spread it to other people, those people travel around and spread it to more, and so on and so forth.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoSmallpox spreads from person to person mainly by aerosolized droplets that come from the coughing of infected patients. Contact with smallpox scabs or contaminated clothing or linens can also spread the disease. Animals or insects are not known to act as reservoirs or transmit the disease.
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∙ 14y agoSmallpox, the variola virus of the Poxviridaefamily typically spreads via contact with the characteristic lesions the disease develops. Note that it was thought to pass from apparently asymptomatic carriers as well, although this may be anecdotal.
Victims spiked a high fever and the aforementioned lesions or blebs. If unchecked, the disease led to collapse and death.
Since 1980, Smallpox is considered eradicated, and exists only in laboratories. There is some speculation that it may be considered as a biological weapon, and a vaccine reserve is apparently under production.
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∙ 14y agoit's transfered from person to person through infected saliva.
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∙ 11y agoContact with contaminated bodily fluids is one way
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∙ 13y agocontact,through inhalation.
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How smallpox attacks and spreads?
Smallpox, the variola virus of the Poxviridaefamily typically spreads via contact with the characteristic lesions the disease develops. Note that it was thought to pass from apparently asymptomatic carriers as well, although this may be anecdotal.Victims spiked a high fever and the aforementioned lesions or blebs. If unchecked, the disease led to collapse and death.Since 1980, Smallpox is considered eradicated, and exists only in laboratories. There is some speculation that it may be considered as a biological weapon, and a vaccine reserve is apparently under production.
In the TV show Deadwood what illness fell on the town?
In the TV show "Deadwood," smallpox spreads through the town. This plot thread occurred in the first season, which aired in 2004.
Is smallpox contagious?
Yes. Smallpox spreads by airborne contamination, meaning that people became infected by inhaling droplets exhaled by an infected person. Fortunately, smallpox has now been successfully eradicated since 1979, and was the first disease for which a vaccine was developed (by Edward Jenner in the 1700s). You are at no risk of catching it.
How does yellow fever attack body?
Yellow fever virus attacks the blood and spreads to almost every internal organ you have.
Identify the potentail bilogical warfare agent that is a virus?
Smallpox smallpox smallpox
How does the plague attacks and spreads through the body?
Black Death Plague attacks our body. Symptoms are bloody vomit fever and tumors.
What is the Alias for smallpox?
its smallpox
Are you able to get smallpox today?
no it is rare to get smallpox. although it is still possible to get smallpox
What are the cures for smallpox?
The cure for smallpox is cowpox. Cowpox is a mild version of smallpox and is usually not fatal. The smallpox vaccine contains cowpox.
How does rabbit fever attack and spread?
It attacks the brain and spreads throught the hole body until you die.
Is smallpox virus or bacteria?
Smallpox was a virus.
What is a sentence with the word smallpox?
An example sentence with the word "smallpox" is: My sister was diagnosed with smallpox when she was three.
