Alexander Milton Ross's tale reveals striking similarities to today's vaccine hesitancy and the enduring challenge of ...

Smallpox, a disease that killed an estimated 500 million people in the 20th century alone, is the only human disease to be eradicated. However, a new report, "Future State of Smallpox Medical ...

Professor Alasdair Geddes, who has died aged 89, was an expert in infectious diseases who diagnosed smallpox in the last ...

In the 20th century alone, an estimated 500 million lives succumbed to smallpox, making it the sole human disease to have been eradicated. However, a new report, the Future State of Smallpox ...

Britain is mounting a major pre-emptive strike against smallpox attack by germ war terrorists. Up to 60million doses of the vaccine are being stockpiled, enough to treat the entire population.

It appears from the statement of that journal that smallpox has prevailed to a great extent for six months past, and from January 1st to the last week in June, four hundred and twenty-five persons ...

World Immunization Week this year celebrates 50 years of efforts to provide universal access to lifesaving vaccines.

A: Smallpox is a severe, often fatal human disease caused by the variola. This comes in two strains: the less severe variola minor and the more deadly variola major. It is highly infectious and ...

Smallpox infection was often more severe in pregnant women than in non-pregnant women or in men, regardless of vaccination status. Women with smallpox infection during pregnancy have higher rates ...

Health experts should prepare for smallpox, the only human disease ever to have been eradicated, to make a reappearance domestically and internationally, a new report says. The report from the ...

Dr. Zhilong Yang, an associate professor in the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, served on a national committee that studied the threat of a new smallpox outbreak.