what is smallpox

where did it originate from

EXTRA FACTS ABOUT SMALLPOX

There wast an effective treatment developed for the disease

Between 65–80% of survivors were marked with deep pitted scars mainly on the face.

A third of all reported cases of blindness were due to smallpox in the 18th century.

smallpox killed one in ten children born in sweden and france

VACCINATIONS

In 1959 the world health assembly passed resolution to undertake the global eradication of smallpox

In 1969 the world health organisation launched an intensified plan to eradicate smallpox