Smallpox Sores
Illustration depicting a hand with smallpox sores, from An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae, by Dr. Edward Jenner, 1798. Smallpox is a serious, contagious, and sometimes fatal infectious disease. There is no specific treatment for smallpox, and the only prevention is vaccination. The name smallpox is derived from the Latin word for spotted and refers to the raised bumps that appear on the face and body of an infected person. Smallpox is one of two infectious diseases to have been eradicated, the other being rinderpest, which was declared eradicated in 2011
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