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Smallpox was spread by inhaling the airborne virus, by direct contact with infected persons, and in some cases, by the virus being on bedding. After a program of vaccinations, the World Health Organization has announced that smallpox has been eliminated- first disease ever eliminated. Nobody gets it now.
Roosters and chickens do not carry smallpox- it was a humans only disease.
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How did smallpox survive through history?
Edward Jenner made a vaccination out of pus from one of the blisters of a person with smallpox
Is smallpox hereditary or contrated from another person?
yes.
How is smallpox passed to one person to another?
One can be infected by smallpox if a victum of smallpox has coughed in the air. They can be infected by smallpox by exposing an opened wound. You can become infected if you breath the air that is shared by someone that has smallpox. Its passed many different ways. One can be infected by smallpox if a victum of smallpox has coughed in the air. They can be infected by smallpox by exposing an opened wound. You can become infected if you breath the air that is shared by someone that has smallpox. Its passed many different ways.
How did you get smallpox?
direct contact with sick person or with infected blankets etc
A person who played a large role in smallpox vaccination was?
It was Edward Jenner.
What particularly important achievement did Edward Jenner make?
He had discovered a cure for SMALLPOX which was called Smallpox vaccine... had tested the vaccination on a person called James Phipps .
What did edward jenner do to stop smallpox?
He took the blood from the cow and injected it into a person.
Identify the potentail bilogical warfare agent that is a virus?
Smallpox smallpox smallpox
How did the first nations catch smallpox?
they caught it by high fevers and blisters, and when they traded with the British.
What are the laws regarding reporting a person with smallpox in Tennessee?
How do you know it is smallpox? That disease has been eliminated for years. Check with your local health department or state health dept. Do not accuse anybody until you know it is really smallpox or you can get sued for a lot of things.
What is the Alias for smallpox?
its smallpox
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
