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?Variola virus Virus classification Group: Group I (dsDNA) Family: Poxviridae Genus: Orthopoxvirus Species: Variola virus Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) was a highly contagious viral disease unique to humans. It was caused by two virus variants called Variola major and Variola minor. V. major is the more deadly form, with a typical mortality of 20-40 percent of those infected. The other type, V. minor, only kills 1% of its victims. Ma ...
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- Adverse Events Associated with Smallpox Vaccination among Civilians (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Aide-Mémoire sur la Variole (World Health Organization)
Smallpox News Headlines
- AIDS/Smallpox Vaccine OK in Early Test
WebMD - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:24 EST
- AIDS/Smallpox Vaccine OK in Early Test
MedicineNet - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- New Test May Allow For Rapid Detection Of The Smallpox Virus
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:00 EST
- New Test May Allow For Rapid Detection Of Smallpox Virus
ScienceDaily - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Measuring Pandemic Preparedness: Vaccination Campaigns Need A Shot In The Arm
ScienceDaily - Tue, 26 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Measuring Pandemic Preparedness: Vaccination Campaigns Need A Shot In The Arm
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 02 Dec 2006 05:00 EST
- BioShield: Bavarian Nordic Reports Progress In New Smallpox Vaccine Program
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
- Mass Vaccination Unnecessary In The Event Of A Large Bioterrorist US Smallpox Attack
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:00 EST
- Smallpox vaccine protection may last a few decades
Reuters - Tue, 19 Sep 2006 03:40 EST
- Risks of Smallpox Vaccine Vary by Virus Used as Base
New York Times - Tue, 05 Sep 2006 04:00 EST
- Smallpox Vaccination Risks -- Lessons From The Past
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:00 EST
- Skin test predicts remaining immunity to smallpox
Reuters - Tue, 01 Aug 2006 05:48 EST
- Penn Researchers Determine Structure Of Smallpox Virus Protein Bound To DNA
ScienceDaily - Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:00 EST
- Penn Researchers Determine Structure Of Smallpox Virus Protein Bound To DNA
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
- Host Protein Triggers Infection By Smallpox-related Viruses
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- New Hope In Cancer Vaccines Emerges As Novel Therapies Are Developed And Tested
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:00 EST
- New Hope In Cancer Vaccines Emerges As Novel Therapies Are Developed And Tested
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 06 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
- Chimerix Announces Initiation Of Phase I Clinical Trials Of CMX001, An Oral Treatment For Smallpox Infection
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 29 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- No link seen between anthrax shots and eye ailment
Reuters - Mon, 03 Jul 2006 02:21 EST
- LIAI Finding Gives Boost To Bioinformatics Use In Fighting Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:00 EST
- Bioinformatics Successfully Predicts Immune Response To One Of The Most Complex Viruses Known
ScienceDaily - Fri, 16 Jun 2006 02:00 EST
- Cabinet Drilled on Response to Smallpox
New York Times - Sun, 19 Mar 2006 03:00 EST
- Novel Virus Entry Mechanism Could Lead To New Drugs Against Poxviruses
ScienceDaily - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:00 EST
- US officials hold smallpox preparedness drill
Reuters - Sat, 18 Mar 2006 06:12 EST
- Defective Immune System Response To Smallpox Vaccine Detailed In New Study
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 24 Mar 2006 06:00 EST
- Smallpox Drill Held at White House Complex
ABC News - Sun, 19 Mar 2006 05:51 EST
- Research Suggests Therapy Against Serious Side Effects Of Smallpox Vaccine
ScienceDaily - Fri, 24 Mar 2006 03:00 EST
- Defective Immune System Response to Smallpox Vaccine Detailed in New Study
National Institutes of Health - Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:02 EST
- Smallpox Drill Held at White House Complex
ABC News - Sat, 18 Mar 2006 06:01 EST
- Research Suggests Therapy Against Serious Side Effects Of Smallpox Vaccine
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 23 Mar 2006 04:00 EST
- Smallpox Drill Held at White House Complex
ABC News - Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:52 EST
- On the Brink: Guinea Worm
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- Chimp antibodies ''fight smallpox''
BBC - Sat, 28 Jan 2006 11:27 EST
- Safer smallpox vaccine under development
Reuters - Tue, 24 Jan 2006 02:24 EST
- Chimps may provide safer smallpox vaccine - study
Reuters - Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:20 EST
- Mice Studies Illustrate Potential Of Chimp/human Antibodies To Protect Against Smallpox
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:00 EST
- Serious Adverse Reactions To Smallpox Vaccine Appear To Be Limited
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:00 EST
- Examining How One Disease May Prevent Another, UCLA
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 07 Jan 2006 05:00 EST
- Research Could Lead To Treatment That Would Help Stop A Smallpox Outbreak
ScienceDaily - Wed, 14 Sep 2005 02:00 EST
- Finding lead to treatment that would help stop a smallpox outbreak
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Sep 2005 06:00 EST
- Doctors in Training Don''t Recognize Botulism or Smallpox
MedicineNet - Tue, 27 Sep 2005 06:00 EST
- Physicians Ill-prepared To Diagnose, Treat Bioterrorism Diseases
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Sep 2005 02:00 EST
- American victims of bioterrorism can trust their Docs to know less
The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Sep 2005 06:02 EST
- U.S. seeks massive stock of smallpox vaccine
Reuters - Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:08 EST
- UK''s Acambis says U.S. to buy smallpox vaccine
Reuters - Tue, 16 Aug 2005 06:44 EST
- Diagnostic methods promise smallpox detection
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 09 Aug 2005 03:00 EST
- Monkeypox shows smallpox vaccine''s longevity
MSNBC - Mon, 08 Aug 2005 03:03 EST
- Researchers Develop New Testing Methods For Potential Monkeypox Or Smallpox Outbreak
ScienceDaily - Tue, 09 Aug 2005 02:00 EST
- Monkeypox outbreak shows smallpox vaccine works
Reuters - Mon, 08 Aug 2005 02:46 EST
- Researchers develop new testing methods for potential monkeypox or smallpox outbreak
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 09 Aug 2005 09:00 EST
- Study: Shot Protected Some From Monkeypox
ABC News - Sun, 07 Aug 2005 05:26 EST
- Cancer Drug Slows Poxvirus In Mice
ScienceDaily - Tue, 28 Jun 2005 02:00 EST
- Cancer drug may fight smallpox, study suggests
Reuters - Mon, 27 Jun 2005 04:13 EST
- Cancer drug slows poxvirus in mice
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 27 Jun 2005 06:00 EST
- WHO setting up smallpox vaccine reserve
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 21 May 2005 05:00 EST
- Secret Of Smallpox''s Success May Lead To Bioterror Cure
ScienceDaily - Fri, 03 Jun 2005 02:00 EST
- WHO to discuss smallpox research
BBC - Wed, 18 May 2005 03:55 EST
- W.H.O. Moves Toward Allowing Smallpox Gene Experiment
New York Times - Sat, 21 May 2005 04:00 EST
- WHO agrees to smallpox research
BBC - Fri, 20 May 2005 09:47 EST
- UN panel urges ban on making smallpox from scratch
Reuters - Wed, 18 May 2005 04:17 EST
- NIAID awards first $27 million using new bioshield authorities
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 11 May 2005 04:00 EST
- Smallpox Attack Possible, Bioterrorism Expert Says
ScienceDaily - Thu, 14 Apr 2005 03:00 EST
- NY Academy of Sciences reveals how scientists plan to combat bioterrorism & deadly pathogens
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 14 Apr 2005 07:00 EST
- Mice Studies Illustrate Potential of Chimp/Human Antibodies to Protect Against Smallpox
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