Smallpox
noun
A serious disease that causes fever and skin sores.
Many people died of smallpox before the vaccine was invented
Often appears as...
- smallpox vaccine
- smallpox outbreak
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noun
A serious disease that causes fever and skin sores.
Many people died of smallpox before the vaccine was invented
Often appears as...
- smallpox vaccine
- smallpox outbreak
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Historical Relevance
Smallpox has been eradicated, so it's often discussed in a historical context.
Smallpox was declared eradicated by the World Health Organization in 1980.
Pro Tip 2/3Seriousness
Smallpox was a grave disease, discussing it should convey its severity.
During the 18th century, smallpox was a devastating scourge across Europe.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Breakthrough
Refers to the vaccine as a historical medical breakthrough.
The development of the smallpox vaccine was a turning point in fighting infectious diseases.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Relevance
Smallpox has been eradicated, so it's often discussed in a historical context.
Smallpox was declared eradicated by the World Health Organization in 1980.
Pro Tip 2/3Seriousness
Smallpox was a grave disease, discussing it should convey its severity.
During the 18th century, smallpox was a devastating scourge across Europe.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Breakthrough
Refers to the vaccine as a historical medical breakthrough.
The development of the smallpox vaccine was a turning point in fighting infectious diseases.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Relevance
Smallpox has been eradicated, so it's often discussed in a historical context.
Smallpox was declared eradicated by the World Health Organization in 1980.
Pro Tip 2/3Seriousness
Smallpox was a grave disease, discussing it should convey its severity.
During the 18th century, smallpox was a devastating scourge across Europe.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Breakthrough
Refers to the vaccine as a historical medical breakthrough.
The development of the smallpox vaccine was a turning point in fighting infectious diseases.
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The danger of science...
can expect to live as long as the richest man in the world did a hundred years ago think about that it's an incredible fact and why is it true smallpox smallpox killed billions of people on this planet it reshaped the demography of the globe in a way that no war ever has it's gone
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How do vaccines work? -...
injected material from a cowpox virus into an eight-year-old boy with a hunch that this would provide the protection needed to save people from deadly outbreaks of the related smallpox virus. It was a success. The eight-year-old was inoculated against the disease
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The Future Will Be...
It’s about the two-year-old child who did not die of smallpox. It’s about the family farmers whose year of surplus food was not stolen by raiders. They don't make the headlines. And the second reason is that bad things happen faster than good things.
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How we conquered the...
Unlike variolation, which used actual smallpox virus to try to protect people, vaccination used the far less dangerous cowpox virus. The medical establishment, cautious then as now, deliberated at length over his findings before accepting them.
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The quest for the...
whereas everybody else had pockmarks from having gotten over smallpox. And the concept was that she was getting infected with a zoonosis, that is, with naturally occurring cowpox, not smallpox. That then protected against smallpox.
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Color blind or color...
And the beginnings of the cure to the disease came from the most unlikely source, a dairy farmer who noticed that the milkmaids were not getting smallpox. And the smallpox vaccination is bovine-based because of that dairy farmer.
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Learning from smallpox:...
But only in recent decades did it become possible to ensure that a particular disease never threatens humanity again. The story of smallpox, the first and, so far, the only disease to be permanently eradicated from the world,
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Hans Rosling: The good...
I just want not to have any room for doubt -- you have to see that for yourself. This is what happened. Now I start the world. Here we come down with the eradication of smallpox, better education, health service.
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Stopping Pandemics, An...
you talked uh very in a very detailed way in your article about the smallpox pandemic for instance and just how um how devastating and debilitating this could be but also trying to contrast where we are now
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Larry Brilliant: TED...
I'm the luckiest guy in the world. I got to see the last case of killer smallpox in the world.
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The danger of science...
can expect to live as long as the richest man in the world did a hundred years ago think about that it's an incredible fact and why is it true smallpox smallpox killed billions of people on this planet it reshaped the demography of the globe in a way that no war ever has it's gone
Video examples
How do vaccines work? -...
injected material from a cowpox virus into an eight-year-old boy with a hunch that this would provide the protection needed to save people from deadly outbreaks of the related smallpox virus. It was a success. The eight-year-old was inoculated against the disease
Video examples
The Future Will Be...
It’s about the two-year-old child who did not die of smallpox. It’s about the family farmers whose year of surplus food was not stolen by raiders. They don't make the headlines. And the second reason is that bad things happen faster than good things.
Video examples
How we conquered the...
Unlike variolation, which used actual smallpox virus to try to protect people, vaccination used the far less dangerous cowpox virus. The medical establishment, cautious then as now, deliberated at length over his findings before accepting them.
Video examples
The quest for the...
whereas everybody else had pockmarks from having gotten over smallpox. And the concept was that she was getting infected with a zoonosis, that is, with naturally occurring cowpox, not smallpox. That then protected against smallpox.
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Color blind or color...
And the beginnings of the cure to the disease came from the most unlikely source, a dairy farmer who noticed that the milkmaids were not getting smallpox. And the smallpox vaccination is bovine-based because of that dairy farmer.
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Learning from smallpox:...
But only in recent decades did it become possible to ensure that a particular disease never threatens humanity again. The story of smallpox, the first and, so far, the only disease to be permanently eradicated from the world,
Video examples
Hans Rosling: The good...
I just want not to have any room for doubt -- you have to see that for yourself. This is what happened. Now I start the world. Here we come down with the eradication of smallpox, better education, health service.
Video examples
Stopping Pandemics, An...
you talked uh very in a very detailed way in your article about the smallpox pandemic for instance and just how um how devastating and debilitating this could be but also trying to contrast where we are now
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Larry Brilliant: TED...
I'm the luckiest guy in the world. I got to see the last case of killer smallpox in the world.
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S. Jay Olshansky
American Scientist
While eliminating smallpox and curtailing cholera added decades of life to vast populations, cures for the chronic diseases of old age cannot have the same effect on life expectancy. A cure for cancer would be miraculous and welcome, but it would lead to only a three-year increase in life expectancy at birth.
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Jill Stein
American Politician
I think there's no question that vaccines have been absolutely critical in ridding us of the scourge of many diseases - smallpox, polio, etc. So vaccines are an invaluable medication. Like any medication, they also should be - what shall we say? - approved by a regulatory board that people can trust.
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Jimmy Carter
American President
The Carter Center has the only existing international taskforce on disease eradication. Which means a total elimination of a disease on the face of the Earth. In the history of the world, there's only been one disease eradicated: smallpox. The second disease, I think, is gonna be guinea worm.
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Jacqueline Novogratz
American Businesswoman
There are cases where government-to-government aid actually has worked. Look at the eradication of smallpox and the near eradication of polio. But these are really top down solutions that require government-to-government support and aid.
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Rand Paul
American Politician
The thing is I think vaccines are one of the greatest medical breakthroughs that we have. I'm a big fan and a great fan of the history of the development of the smallpox vaccine, for example.
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William S. Burroughs
American Writer
Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can't mind their own business, because they have no business of their own to mind, any more than a smallpox virus has.
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Gustave Flaubert
French Novelist
Oh, if I had been loved at the age of seventeen, what an idiot I would be today. Happiness is like smallpox: if you catch it too soon, it can completely ruin your constitution.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
I think when smallpox was eliminated, the whole world got pretty excited about that because it's just such a dramatic success.
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Anthony Fauci
American Scientist
You don't have to vaccinate every man, woman and child in the country if you have a couple of cases of smallpox cropping up.
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Woody Allen
American Director
I was nauseous and tingly all over. I was either in love or I had smallpox.
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S. Jay Olshansky
American Scientist
While eliminating smallpox and curtailing cholera added decades of life to vast populations, cures for the chronic diseases of old age cannot have the same effect on life expectancy. A cure for cancer would be miraculous and welcome, but it would lead to only a three-year increase in life expectancy at birth.
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Jill Stein
American Politician
I think there's no question that vaccines have been absolutely critical in ridding us of the scourge of many diseases - smallpox, polio, etc. So vaccines are an invaluable medication. Like any medication, they also should be - what shall we say? - approved by a regulatory board that people can trust.
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Jimmy Carter
American President
The Carter Center has the only existing international taskforce on disease eradication. Which means a total elimination of a disease on the face of the Earth. In the history of the world, there's only been one disease eradicated: smallpox. The second disease, I think, is gonna be guinea worm.
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Jacqueline Novogratz
American Businesswoman
There are cases where government-to-government aid actually has worked. Look at the eradication of smallpox and the near eradication of polio. But these are really top down solutions that require government-to-government support and aid.
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Rand Paul
American Politician
The thing is I think vaccines are one of the greatest medical breakthroughs that we have. I'm a big fan and a great fan of the history of the development of the smallpox vaccine, for example.
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William S. Burroughs
American Writer
Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can't mind their own business, because they have no business of their own to mind, any more than a smallpox virus has.
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Gustave Flaubert
French Novelist
Oh, if I had been loved at the age of seventeen, what an idiot I would be today. Happiness is like smallpox: if you catch it too soon, it can completely ruin your constitution.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
I think when smallpox was eliminated, the whole world got pretty excited about that because it's just such a dramatic success.
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Anthony Fauci
American Scientist
You don't have to vaccinate every man, woman and child in the country if you have a couple of cases of smallpox cropping up.
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Woody Allen
American Director
I was nauseous and tingly all over. I was either in love or I had smallpox.
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