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Janet Parker, a British medical photographer, died of smallpox in 1978, ten months after the disease was eradicated in the wild, when a researcher at the laboratory Parker worked at accidentally released some virus into the air of the building. She is believed to be the last smallpox fatality in history.
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When did the first victim get infected by smallpox?
about 10,000 BC
When was smallpox?
Smallpox was last seen in October 1977.
When was The Last Victim created?
The Last Victim was created in 1999.
Where in the world would you find Smallpox?
After the eradication of smallpox, the last samples of smallpox were kept for academic research in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US and State Research Centre of Virology and Biotechnology in Russia. Both these institutions are under heavy guard to avoid the possibility of the theft of the samples for biological warfare.
Where is the last place that contians germs of smallpox?
On an island of of europe
In what year was the last case of smallpox in the world?
In the 1960's
Is the last man to have smallpox still alive?
Smallpox is still alive, just not dangerous and it is under control. There is no real cure for it.
When did smallpox begin?
in 15th century the term small pox is used in Europe .but the last naturally occurring case of smallpox was diagnosed on 26 October 1977.
What does smallpox have to do with biology?
Biology is simpy the study of organisms (animals, plants, bacteria,viruses,funghi etc.) and by extension nature itself. Smallpox is a disease that affects only humans and is deadly, covering the victim in rashes and blisters that can cause blindness and limb deformities. And so by studying humans and the causes and effects of smallpox on them, one is studying biology.
Identify the potentail bilogical warfare agent that is a virus?
Smallpox smallpox smallpox
How can smallpoxs be caught?
You cannot contract smallpox. Smallpox was eradicated and is no longer a threat to human health. The last few known test strains were deemed to be no longer useful and the samples were destroyed.
What is the purpose of smallpox?
Smallpox is a disease that has been successfully eradicated - the last naturally occurring case of smallpox occurred in Somalia in 1977. With recent world events and the biological warfare threat, this conquered disease has again risen to the forefront of public health. Smallpox is a highly contagious skin disease that can result in death.
