Smallpox

There is a lab in Atlanta, and Moscow that still have the smallpox virus. Other countries have it too because it was acquired illegally. It has only been eradicated from nature, we still have the virus. Now to answer the question. Smallpox is spread by releasing the virus. Then, people breathe it in and travel around and spread it to other people, those people travel around and spread it to more, and so on and so forth.

Yes it's called canine influenza (dog flu). Canine influenza is caused by varieties of influenza virus A, such as equine influenza virus H3N8. Unfortunately dogs have no natural immunity to the virus because of the lack of previous exposure.

There really is not true answer to that but some scientist and researchers say that it could be past from anything. For example a rat, or a mosquito,and even by clothes of one who was infected.

'Extinct' simply means there are no reported cases of a disease (or sightings of an animal or plant or bacteria, etc) known for a given amount of time -- it does not mean the 'thing' in question is permanently or irretrievably gone. The CDC (Center for Disease Control) has arbitrarily set 25 years as the line for declaring a disease extinct. Since there has been no case of smallpox, worldwide, reported in the past 25+ years, it has been declared eradicated (i.e. extinct). However, that said, the small pox virus does still exists in quarantine, in an undisclosed lab someplace in the world. This is necessary for scientific research into combating potential future outbreaks of smallpox (despite their unlikely occurrences) or smallpox-like diseases. Furthermore, with recent advances in genetic engineering, the possibility of someone, one day very soon, having the ability to engineer and sequence the smallpox genome again (or something similar) from common lifeless chemical sources will inevitably make the return of smallpox to humanity possible, despite it being declared extinct right now.

Small pox can occur anywhere. Most of the time, it is found in parts of the world that have not had much contact with it, because, they are not used to the disease and are not immune to it.

aztec people died from small pox and from sacrifice of their religoin.

Humans are the only species to be infected by smallpox. The history of smallpox extends into pre-history; the disease likely emerged in human populations about 10,000 BC.

The earliest credible evidence of smallpox is found in the Egyptian mummies of people who died some 3000 years ago. During the 18th century the disease killed an estimated 400,000 Europeans each year, including five reigning monarchs, and was responsible for a third of all blindness. Between 20 and 60% of all those infected, and over 80% of infected children, died from the disease.
Settlement of the east coast of North America in 1633 in Plymouth, Massachusetts was also accompanied by devastating outbreaks of smallpox among Native American populations, and subsequently among the native-born colonists. Some estimates indicate case fatality rates of 80–90% in Native American populations during smallpox epidemics.

U.S. Presidents George Washington, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln all contracted and recovered from the disease.

To this day, smallpox is the only human infectious disease to have been completely eradicated.

Small Pox, was officially determined, "dead", in 1977 by the World Health Organization. However, there are still two repositories of the Small Pox virus held in secure locations in Georgia, USA and Koltsovo, Russia, in-case of encountering the virus in a natural deposit or in the scenario of a bio-weapon attack.

Yes. Smallpox spreads by airborne contamination, meaning that people became infected by inhaling droplets exhaled by an infected person.

Fortunately, smallpox has now been successfully eradicated since 1979, and was the first disease for which a vaccine was developed (by Edward Jenner in the 1700s). You are at no risk of catching it.

The disease has been around since before the rise of Civilizations, at least 10,000 years and likely far longer.

The first known case is from an Egyptian mummy, dated to 1157 B.C., which shows signs of being infected with smallpox.

they caught it by high fevers and blisters, and when they traded with the British.

well actually we arent sure but it has been proven if you get any type of pox you wont be infected by smallpox**me:y do they keep all those bottles of smallpox when nobodys getting vaccinated its like they want sombody to steal it!!**

No. You can still get cold sores if you have had the chickenpox vaccine. Chickenpox and cold sores are caused by slightly different types of viruses in the herpesvirus family. Chickenpox is caused by varicella zoster virus, and cold sores are caused by herpes simplex virus.

Chickenpox can kill you but it is rare.

Before chickenpox vaccine became common in the US, 100 to 150 people died each year from chickenpox. Most of these were healthy adults. Since chickenpox vaccine became more common, Rates of chickenpox deaths are down by over 95% in patients under 50, and been halved in older adults.

People at highest risk for complications from chickenpox are babies, teenagers, and adults; pregnant women; and people with lower immune response, such as those with HIV, those who had organ transplants, or people on chemotherapy or long-term steroids.

Dr Edward Jenner discovered the vaccine in 1796 and published his findings in 1798.
Edward Jenner invented the vaccine for small pox in 1798. He prepared the vaccine from the cow pox virus. His discovery could save more lives than any other medical discovery.

Most chickenpox lesions develop scabs. An exception can occur in patients previously vaccinated for chickenpox who get mild "breakthrough" chickenpox. These patient' chickenpox sores and blisters may never scab over but may simply disappear.

The blister forms then turns later turns into a scab and eventually heals. Even the tiny little blisters form a small scab that is sometimes barely noticable.

Whatever you do do not pick at the blisters it can get infected, remember they are not pimples and you won't accelerate the healig process by doing this. If you have an excess of yellow pus it may already be infected and you need to see a doctor who can prescribe antibiotics for this secondary infection. Generally the scab leaves a scar that may take about 12 months to go away. Use vitamin E on them and you can reduce the effect of the scars sooner.

Edward Anthony Jenner (17 May 1749 - 26 January 1823) was an English scientist who is widely credited as the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, and is sometimes referred to as the "Father of Immunology".

Just the once. After that, they either get immunity from it, or die from it.

Chickenpox is usually acquired by the inhalation of airborne respiratory droplets from an infected host

Symptons of Small Pox usually appear within 7 to 17 days after the transmission of the virus. The early symptons of Small Pox include headaches, high fevers, tiredness, body aches, back ache, and vomiting. Just in case you were also wondering..... Small Pox is a highly contagious disease. I hope I answered your question.(:

He did not discover much about the actual disease, but he came up with the vaccine. the first EVER vaccine.

Of all the diseases ever suffered by humans, smallpox is the only one to be completely eradicated from the face of the Earth. The few known remaining samples are under heavy guard in research labs in Russia and the United States.

You would die around two weeks after infection, the first week you are rather well, and can't infect anyone, but after that your health goes downhill until death finally meets you.

The only cure is Vacination, nothing else, so protect yourself from it so you don't get it.