New clues on the history of the smallpox vaccine virus
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (SPX) Sep 23, 2015 - Smallpox - simply hearing the word evokes images of countless people suffering gruesome deaths throughout recorded history. Known scientifically as variola, the virus had 30 percent mortality rate and survivors were branded with pox scars for life. For millennia, physicians often did more harm than good. Smallpox victims were bled, poked with golden needles, kept in overheated rooms while febril ... more
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