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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is smallpox? Smallpox was a serious disease that spread many germs such as, the variola virus.
How is smallpox spread? Smallpox is contagious. People got infected by spreading saliva, coughs, sneezing, talking, and even face-
Good ways to prevent smallpox.
in the US, and 1977 in the world.
Many people back then prevented smallpox by getting vaccines specifically for smallpox. It prevented you from getting infected with smallpox. Back then there were no pills that can treat smallpox. Although scientists are doing research to try to develop a medicine for the disease just in case. The disease, fortunately finished in 1949