Geographical characteristics and formation mechanisms of smallpox epidemics in Hubei Province, China, 1488-1949. [PDF]
PLoS OneSmallpox is a highly contagious and ancient disease influenced by natural and social factors. These factors led to the wide spread of smallpox in Hubei Province of China during the historical period.
Zeng Y, Chen Z, Yan X, Gong S, Zhang T.
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What was the primary mode of smallpox transmission? Implications for biodefense [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2012 The mode of infection transmission has profound implications for effective containment by public health interventions. The mode of smallpox transmission was never conclusively established.
Milton, Donald Kirby
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Exploring monkeypox virus antibody levels: insights from human immunological research [PDF]
Virol JMonkeypox(mpox) is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), which was previously endemic to West and Central Africa. However, it has recently appeared in several non-endemic countries beyond Africa.
Wu J, Zhang X.
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Joseon physician Heo Joon’s Smallpox Medicine and ‘Syndrome differentiation (辨證)’† [PDF]
Uisahak, 2021 In this research, I have tried to overview the diagnosis and treatment of smallpox performed by Heo Joon, a representative physician of Joseon dynasty.
Chaekun OH
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Functional epitopes and neutralizing antibodies of vaccinia virus
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Smallpox is an infectious disease caused by the variola virus, and it has a high mortality rate. Historically it has broken out in many countries and it was a great threat to human health.
Fenghao Peng +12 more
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Smallpox good and bad: evolution of popular perceptions of the personification of the disease in the Urals in the 19th — early 20th century [PDF]
Вестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии, 2022 In this paper, elaboration of the image of smallpox in popular perception, which manifested itself in connection with the organization of smallpox vaccination by the Russian government, is examined.
Golikova S.V.
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Live Vaccinia Virus-Coated Microneedle Array Patches for Smallpox Vaccination and Stockpiling
Pharmaceutics, 2021 Although smallpox has been eradicated globally, the potential use of the smallpox virus in bioterrorism indicates the importance of stockpiling smallpox vaccines.
In-Jeong Choi +5 more
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Smallpox - past or not past? [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2004 Smallpox is a potentially deadly illness caused by the variola virus, an orthopoxvirus. Severe illness followed by blister-like body rash is the sign of smallpox. Smallpox symptoms develop about 12 days after exposure. V.
Kuljić-Kapulica Nada
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Long-term effects of smallpox vaccination on expression of the HIV-1 co-receptor CCR5 in women. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 BACKGROUND:Smallpox vaccinations were stopped globally in 1980. Recent studies have shown that in women, being smallpox vaccinated was associated with a reduced risk of HIV infection compared with not being smallpox vaccinated.
K B Beck +12 more
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The origins and genomic diversity of American Civil War Era smallpox vaccine strains
Genome Biology, 2020 Vaccination has transformed public health, most notably including the eradication of smallpox. Despite its profound historical importance, little is known of the origins and diversity of the viruses used in smallpox vaccination.
Ana T. Duggan +21 more
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