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Myra Hodkiewicz
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∙ 12y agoPeople were normally kids when they got smallpox
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∙ 12y agojournalist
and that is old my friends
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∙ 10y agoChickenpox is more likely to affect people in countries that don't have routine immunization. In those countries, the most common age of infection is early childhood.
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What virus was first vaccinated for?
smallpox was the first virus that was vaccinated for
Were children vaccinated for Smallpox in 1940?
No
What is one disease most children are vaccinated against?
Smallpox and polio. There are several other diseases that are vaccinated against - whooping cough to name just one.
What is one disease most children vaccinated against?
Smallpox and polio. There are several other diseases that are vaccinated against - whooping cough to name just one.
Who was James Phipps?
the first person ever to be vaccinated. it was for the smallpox virus, known as cowpox in its time.
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.
Is there a scapegoat for smallpox?
There is no known scapegoat for the disease smallpox, but it can be vaccinated with the pus from the 'spots' caused by the similar infection known as cowpox. As a result, smallpox was the first disease to have been permanently wiped off the face of the earth, and it is so far the only one.
Does the smallpox vaccine wear off?
The devil is in the details of exactly what you are referring to here. Do you mean: Can a person who has been vaccinated against smallpox then catch it at a later date, and while not getting sick from it, transmit it to others? Ans: In general, no. The vaccination not only keeps you healthy, but stops the virus in your body. Can a person who has recently been vaccinated against smallpox pass on smallpox to someone else? Ans: No, we don't use weakened variola virus (smallpox virus) to inoculate people. Can a person who has been recently vaccinated against smallpox using the standard live vaccinia virus type vaccine pass on a vaccinia virus infection to other people? Ans: Yes! And, it can be dangerous. That's why people should be careful with their fresh smallpox vaccination wounds. Can a person who has been recently vaccinated with the newest MVA-type smallpox vaccinations pass on a vaccinia infection on to others? Ans: No. At least theoretically not. But, it's so new, we can't say for absolute certain.
Can you get rid of the Smallpox?
Smallpox has been eradicated in the year 1977. Edward Jenner found a vaccine for the disease. Donald Henderson created ring immunization, which got rid of smallpox for good. Ring Immunization was the process of when an area had smallpox, everyone else in that area would get vaccinated... ---- I think that's how they got rid of smallpox. I'd check other sources if I were you like the CDC website.
What disease can be vaccinated using cowpox organisms?
Smallpox. Louis Pasteur discovered the vaccine for small pox, using the cow pox organisms.
At what age did George Washington get smallpox?
George Washington was 20 years old when he got smallpox.
How old do you need to be to get smallpox's?
You can be any age.
