Is SmallPox?!
Question: Is smallpox still around?
I've seen in a couple of posts that small pox was either
1: totally eradicated sometime in the 1980's
2:still around
3:Partly around, but only in certain third world countries where they
cannot afford the vaccines, but that the disease is not spreading
quickly at all
4:I also read that in the CDC in Atlanta had a sample, until it
went missing, unaccounted for.
Any answers regarding whether this disease still afflicts the
people living on out planet (it is, it isn't, only in... completely gone in...) is more than greatly appreciated
Answers: Is smallpox still around?
I've seen in a couple of posts that small pox was either
1: totally eradicated sometime in the 1980's
2:still around
3:Partly around, but only in certain third world countries where they
cannot afford the vaccines, but that the disease is not spreading
quickly at all
4:I also read that in the CDC in Atlanta had a sample, until it
went missing, unaccounted for.
Any answers regarding whether this disease still afflicts the
people living on out planet (it is, it isn't, only in... completely gone in...) is more than greatly appreciated
In 1967 smallpox still affected and threatened 60% of the world's population. It was in that year that the World Health Organisation launched an intensified plan to eradicate smallpox completely. This disease killed every fourth victim, scarred or blinded most survivors, and eluded any form of treatment.
The last natural case occurred in Somalia in 1977. In 1978 a fatal laboratory-acquired case occurred in the United Kingdom.
The global eradication of smallpox was certified, based on intense verification activities in countries, by a commission of eminent scientists in December 1979 and subsequently endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 1980 during the Thirty-Third World Health Assembly.
The man who took the first step towards the eradication of smallpox was Edward Jenner - born on May 17, 1749, in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, the son of the Rev. Stephen Jenner, vicar of Berkeley. He was orphaned at age 5 and went to live with his older brother. During his early school years, Edward developed a strong interest in science and nature that continued throughout his life. At age 13 he was apprenticed to a country surgeon and apothecary near Bristol. During this time he heard a dairymaid say,