Wednesday, December 9, 2009

30th anniversary of the Eradication of Small Pox


Small Pox is thought to have come from a rodent borne virus between 16,000 and 68,000 years ago. It leaves it's victim covered in pustules. It has been used as a weapon. The earliest form of inoculation was in India in about 1000 b.c. The virus could be fatal and was very contagious. Way to go Science.

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