Chapter 24.2, Problem 8CYP

Summary Introduction

To analyse:

The rationale behind selective use of smallpox vaccine.

Introduction:

Smallpox was one of the deadliest diseases of human race that was responsible for wiping out huge populations of humans. Thanks to intensive campaigns and mass immunization, smallpox has been eradicated from the face of the earth and the last known case of smallpox was seen in 1977.