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Does global warming have an impact on smallpox?
The World Health Organization certified the eradication of smallpox in 1979. Earlier during the 20th century smallpox claimed the lives up up to half a billion people. Since the only smallpox virus samples left remain in US and Russian bioweapon laboratories, the answer is no, global warming has no impact on smallpox. However, were weaponized strains to be released, the warmer temperatures would help accelerate the spread of the disease.
How do you stop smallpox?
A man noticed how milkmaids did not get affected by smallpox, so they assumed that it was something to do with cows or milk that stopped them catching smallpox. I turns out that it was a similair, but less deadly, virus called cowpox that was preventing milkmaids getting smallpox. Cowpox was a vaccine against smallpox - meaning if you have had cowpox, you can't get smallpox.
Do animals get smallpox?
The reason we were able to "erradicate" (said that way because we have stores in labs) smallpox was because the human serotype is only able to affect humans. The smallpox vaccine is made from cowpox, which is similar enough to smallpox to provide immunity, but cannot infect us.
Identify the potentail bilogical warfare agent that is a virus?
One potential biological warfare agent that is a virus is smallpox. It is highly contagious and has the ability to cause severe illness and high mortality rates within populations. Its aerosolized form can potentially be used as a weapon to infect large numbers of people.
Is smallpox a DNA virus or an RNA virus?
Smallpox contains DNASmallpox is a virus, and therefore, can only have RNA or DNA. In the case of smallpox, it contains DNA. Viruses require a host to supply them with either RNA or DNA in order that more virus entities can be made.DNA
What laboratories still have active smallpox samples?
Officially only two laboratories, one in Russia and one in the United States, have active smallpox samples. With the usefullness of it as a weapon, there is speculation that other countries may have it as well.
Where are smallpox likely found?
in siberia and atlanta georgia. samples of the virus are kept here
What are some extinct diseases?
Rinderpest and Smallpox are the only two in history to be considered fully wiped out, although there are some samples of the Smallpox virus being stored in a lab.
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.
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.
Do any other organisms carry smallpox?
Smallpox is a strictly human disease, it is not carried by animals. It is also extinct in the wild, although laboratory samples still exist.
What part of the world can smallpox be found?
Hello! This is a rather interesting question you got there! What I know so far is that there is smallpox virus is neither amongst the public nor even in animals since it only infects humans. But 2 countries in the world have kept smallpox virus samples- one lab in the United States and Russia also has the samples. There is more detail about this on Wikipedia. I hope this answered your question! 😃
How long will people live with smallpox?
some live some die
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
Is the vaccine that is given to prevent smallpox contains a strain of a live?
Yes, the vaccine used to prevent smallpox contains a live virus known as vaccinia, which is a related virus but not the smallpox virus itself. This live attenuated virus stimulates the immune system to provide protection against smallpox. While the vaccine is effective, it can cause side effects and is generally not given to the general public since smallpox has been eradicated.
What type of smallpox immunization was used in 1940?
Immunization against smallpox has, for centuries, been infection with live vaccinia virus.
Is smallpox eradicated totally from world?
Yes, smallpox has been completely eradicated worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared smallpox eradicated in 1980 after a successful global vaccination campaign. The last natural outbreak occurred in 1977, and since then, there have been no reported cases of the disease. Today, smallpox virus samples are maintained only in secure laboratories for research purposes.
