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Definitions of smallpox on the Web:
- a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
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- Smallpox is an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox
- Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon is a fictional docudrama produced by Wall to Wall, showing how a single act of bioterrorism leads to terrifying ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox_(TV_drama)
- An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks
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- a highly contagious disease caused by a type of poxvirus; symptoms usually include a fever and a blistery-like rash.
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- Disease caused by the poxvirus and characterized by skin eruptions and pustules.
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- an acute infectious disease, also called variola; causes a high fever (sometimes death) and distinct blisters on the skin that often result in permanent scars.
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- an acute, highly infectious, often lethal viral disease characterized by chills, fever, headache and eventual formation of widespread pus-filled ...
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- The first effective vaccine developed treated smallpox, a virulent disease that killed thousands of its victims and left thousands of others disfigured. ...
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- a contagious disease characterized by fever, pus-ï¬lled bumps on the skin, separation of dead tissue, and scar formation; caused by a poxvirus that is believed to exist now only in lab cultures.
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- a highly contagious and often fatal viral infection that has been completely eradicated by immunization
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- While there has not been an outbreak of Smallpox in decades, there is the threat of the disease being used as a biological weapon. Therefore, laboratory settings keep a stock of the vaccine on hand. Smallpox symptoms include fever, rash, headache, and body aches. ...
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- A disease that broke out on the Plains in the summer of 1781 and was followed by out breaks in 1801, 1816, 1836 and 1869. ...
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- a highly infectious viral disease that has nonetheless been eradicated. Infection results, after about two weeks, in a high fever, head and body ...
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- (variola) a disease caused by a DNA virus. A smallpox epidemic of 1780-1782 devastated the Native populations of the Great Lakes and the Northwest ...
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What was actually used for the first smallpox vaccine?
a jab
What year did Edward Jenner discover germs?
Edward Jenner did not discover germs, he developed vaccination for smallpox (using cowpox pustules) which was much safer than the inoculation for smallpox (using smallpox pustules) then in use. However he had no idea what actually caused smallpox, only that it was something invisible in the pus from the pustules.
What field of science did Edward Jenner work in?
Edward Jenner was a medical doctor, surgeon and scientist. He is also called the "father of immunology" for his work in producing a smallpox vaccine. The smallpox vaccine was actually a cowpox variation but it did provide protection against smallpox.
How old was Queen Elizabeth the 1 when she got the smallpox?
She actually survived it! Not many people did back then.
What happen in 1749?
On May 18th, 1749, Edward Jenner was born. He was an English Doctor Who discovered a cure for people with something called "smallpox". It's very rare, and he took pus from a cowpox pustule and insert it into the arm of a boy who had smallpox. Weird enough, it actually saved this boy from smallpox.
What is the Alias for smallpox?
its smallpox
What event happened in 1749?
On May 18th, 1749, Edward Jenner was born. He was an English Doctor Who discovered a cure for people with something called "smallpox". It's very rare, and he took pus from a cowpox pustule and insert it into the arm of a boy who had smallpox. Weird enough, it actually saved this boy from 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.
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.
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.
Is the smallpox contageous?
yes Smallpox is very Contageous.
