smallpox virus

Was Smallpox A Pandemic Or Epidemic?

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Was Smallpox A Pandemic Or Epidemic? Cholera, bubonic plague, smallpox, and influenza are some of the most brutal killers in human history. And outbreaks of these diseases across international borders, are properly defined as pandemic, especially smallpox, which throughout history, has killed between 300-500 million people in its 12,000 year existence. How bad was smallpox

How Bad Was Smallpox Public Health?

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How Bad Was Smallpox Public Health? Early Control Efforts. Smallpox was a terrible disease. On average, 3 out of every 10 people who got it died. People who survived usually had scars, which were sometimes severe. Was smallpox a pandemic or epidemic? Centuries later, smallpox became the first virus epidemic to be ended by a