Is smallpox a viral disease

Answer 1

Smallpox was contagious, in other words, it was posssible to get smallpox from someone who had intimate contact with a carrier, but to the best of my knowledge never reached epidemic proportions.

For some reason it appeared that milk maids who were women who worked with cows, particularly those who actually milked them, and remember, we're talking literal 'hands on' as this was before the invention of machines, built up an immunity to small pox.

Don't confuse Smallpox with 'the pox' which was another, alltogether revolting condition.

Answer 2

There are two forms of smallpox; Variola Major and Variola Minor. The first was fatal in up to 30% of infected people, the second in about 1% of infected people.
Yes, smallpox is a deadly disease, although it does not kill everyone infected with it. Those who survive tend to be physically scarred by the disease. Smallpox was the disease for which vaccination was first developed, in 1740. Except for archival stocks kept under high security at two locations, and the possibility that unauthorized stocks might be held somewhere for use as a terrorist weapon, smallpox is believed to have been completely eliminated.

Answer 3

Small Pox is a very rare disease that killed many settlers coming to America in the 1600's. The chances of getting the Small Pox disease is very little because, Scientist have found medication to prevent this disease from developing.

Answer 4

Small Pox is a very rare disease that killed many settlers coming to America in the 1600's. The chances of getting the Small Pox disease is very little because, Scientist have found medication to prevent this disease from developing.

Answer 5

No, there is a vaccine. They DO have the virus contained in Atlanta still. Freaky to think about..

Answer 6

A viral, communicable disease

Vaccine preventable

Last US Case 1949, Last routine immunization 1972

Answer 7

yes, the scabs can pop and the person can bleed to death. many people use to die from it

Answer 8

Very.

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So rare, it is considered to have been cured. No new cases of smallpox anywhere in the world for several years.

Answer 9

Yes it is