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Widespread vaccination pretty much wiped it out.
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∙ 12y agoThrough and intensive vaccine campaign, the United Nations has eradicated Small pox from the planet in 1979.
The link provided has alot more information on Small Pox.
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Are you able to get smallpox today?
no it is rare to get smallpox. although it is still possible to get smallpox
Why do you remember edward Jenner?
because of him today we are safe from smallpox
The disease that killed many people was smallpox and?
mousito bites. it what caused by smallpox
Why was smallpox eliminated?
In the 20th century alone between 500 and 800 million people died of smallpox. That is why smallpox was eliminated.
Who has died from smallpox?
Lots of people.
Is smallpox infectious?
Smallpox is a INFECTIOUS DISEASE because you can catch it easily and it is common for people to catch it.
Has people ever survived smallpox?
Only over 100,000 people world wide has ever survived smallpox from 1942 to 2007.
What did the smallpox vaccine do?
Edward Jenner discovered that farmers who had caught cowpox did not suffer from smallpox. He then started injecting people with small doses of cowpox and he observed that they did not catch smallpox. He had created a vaccination for smallpox. :D
What is a sentence using the word detest?
Use it like this in a sentence I detest smallpox. You detest smallpox We detest smallpox. He detests smallpox She detests smallpox It detests smallpox.
History of the smallpox?
It killed a lot of people
What are people doing to help the darfur civilians today?
dont be a B1tch
What is the average age you die of smallpox?
How long does it take to get smallpox? That's my question! LOL about a month or so...
