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Smallpox has been eradicated - thanks to vaccination campaigns.
The only truly effective "treatment" for smallpox is vaccination. Receiving a vaccination within 3 days of exposure should severely lessen or completely prevent symptoms.
Other than vaccination, other treatments are mostly supportive, such as wound care.
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What did John Glover's hospital treat during the American Revolution?
Small pox
Is small pox a non-infectious disease?
Small pox is a contagious disease.
Who do you get small pox?
by sharing a drink with somebody that has small pox
Can any doctor treat chickenpox?
Doctors can't treat chicken pox, but they can give medication that can help treat it. Also, chicken pox is very rare now.
Can humans catch squirrel pox?
No, they can't, it's called squirrel pox not human pox or small pox.
Why did James phipps not catch smallpox?
The cow pox germs got in the way of the small pox germs, so he didn't get small pox.
What is the significance of Jenners discovery?
he created a vaccination for small pox
In 1979 Small pox was declared eradicated by WHO?
In 1979 Small pox was declared eradicated by the World Health Organization.
1. In 1979 Small pox was declared eradicated by WHO?
In 1979 Small pox was declared eradicated by the World Health Organization.
Which disease has been fully eradicated from the world?
Small pox no longer exists any where in the world.
Who was the person that started vaccination?
Edward Jenner. He was testing cow pox (nonfatal) and small pox (fatal). He noticed that whoever had one never had the other, and some had neither. He put both into a boy, and then the boy was not affected by the small pox. Vaccine comes from vaccinia (lation) for "of the cow" because the cow pox stopped the small pox from working.
How did the Incas end?
Small pox
