Smallpox

After UK and Europe, rare monkeypox case found in US: What you must know about the virus

Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research. This year, nine cases have been detected in United Kingdom, while Portugal has reported another 20

Vaccine hesitancy: A look at two centuries of people's anti-vax sentiment

In 1796, physician Edward Jenner got the idea to use milder cowpox virus on a child to stimulate immune response after he noticed milkmaids rarely got smallpox.

How Benjamin Franklin championed science to a Colonial America divided over smallpox inoculation

When it comes to a deadly virus and a divided response to a preventive treatment, Franklin was clear what he would do.

Will coronavirus ever go away? Scientists say uncertain how virus will behave in long term

The only virus that’s ever been eradicated from the human population is smallpox. That’s because people develop lasting immunity to that virus after getting sick or vaccinated

When will COVID-19 pandemic end? For answers, look no further than eradication of smallpox

The study suggests a deviated, if not different, path in the form of related and weaker viruses to eradicate other diseases.

Explosion in ex-bioweapons facility in Russia housing samples of smallpox, Ebola

The facility’s head emphasized that the incident doesn't pose any biological or any other threat to the population.

India's vaccine scenario: A success story marred with regulatory lapses

Though the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare has a National Vaccine Policy document, it does not address all the problems associated with UIP.

Tracing smallpox: Virus found in child mummy could rewrite the disease's history

The discovery of smallpox DNA in a 17th century child mummy may shorten the timeline of the deadly infectious disease's history, according to a study published Thursday

Ebola explained: What is the real risk of the W. African outbreak?

In an age of air travel and worldwide trade, closed borders are simply not a sustainable solution to preventing the spread of diseases such as Ebola

Liberia, S. Leone race to enforce Ebola quarantine as outbreak spreads

In announcing the 90-day state of emergency, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said the worst recorded Ebola outbreak in history requires "extraordinary measures for the very survival of our state and for the protection of the lives of our people."