One of the most highly contagious diseases, smallpox which was eradicated in the 20th century is expected to make a comeback, ...

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 ...

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

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

The clinical course of smallpox infection and the current and future roles of vaccination and strategies for controlling smallpox outbreaks are reviewed. Close personal contact is required for ...

Variolation, an ancient method, involved the use of infectious material from a person with smallpox to inoculate others ...

Part of a team flown in to fight the deadly virus in 1976, Dr. Breman also worked to stamp out tropical diseases like ...

HARTFORD, Conn., April 5.--Seventy-five persons are under a rigid quarantine in Union Village, North Manchester, for smallpox. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

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 ...