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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Smallpox
  1. Smallpox (National Library of Medicine)  
    Smallpox is a disease caused by the Variola major virus. Some experts say that over the centuries ... diseases combined. Worldwide vaccination stopped the spread of smallpox three decades ago. The last case was reported ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/smallpox.html - Health Topics
  2. Mpox (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... in the same family of viruses as the smallpox virus. But mpox is less contagious than smallpox. And its disease causes milder symptoms and is ... get better on their own. Since mpox and smallpox are similar, antiviral medicines that protect against smallpox ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/mpox.html - Health Topics
  3. Biodefense and Bioterrorism (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Ebola and other hemorrhagic fever viruses, plague, or smallpox could be used as biological agents. Biodefense uses ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/biodefenseandbioterrorism.html - Health Topics