Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 38, Problem 4AL
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To discuss: The biological, sociological, and political factors that made it possible to eradicate smallpox.

Introduction: To eradicate a disease, various factors should be taken care of and considered. The biological, sociological, and political factors can altogether aid in eradicating a disease.

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To discuss: The same factors for the eradication of polio and compare.

Introduction: Smallpox is a viral disease caused by the virus belonging to the Variola species that belong to family Poxviridae.

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To discuss: The eradication efforts for other viruses.

Introduction: The vaccination for smallpox was developed by Edward Jenner in the year 1796, and it took almost 200 years for the disease to be eradicated successfully. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the disease had been eradicated in the year 1980.

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