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The deadliest viruses in history
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 years agoInfluenza is one of the deadliest viruses in the world Humans have been fighting viruses since the species has existed. For some viral diseases, vaccines...
Mystery of when smallpox first infected humans finally decoded by scientists
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSmallpox has plagued humans since ancient Egyptian times, 2,000 years earlier than previously...
Professor Alasdair Geddes, infectious disease expert who diagnosed the last case of smallpox –...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoProfessor Alasdair Geddes, who has died aged 89, was an expert in infectious diseases who diagnosed...
The great Georgetown vaccine fight: When a mob took to the streets to protest them
Delmarva Now | The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCharles H. Wells, Delaware State Health Commissioner, was staying at Georgetown’s Brick Hotel when...
Monument honour for ‘one of the overlooked heroines in the history of medicine’
Press Association News via AOL· 6 months agoOne of the “overlooked heroines in the history of medicine” has been honoured 300 years after she...
Smallpox caused devastation among Northwest tribes including Eastern Washington Natives
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 27—As explorers and fur traders entered the Pacific Northwest by the 1700s, so did smallpox. Today, experts describe the infectious disease's blow to regional tribes as devastating, sometimes ...
How long it took to develop 13 vaccines in history
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA pharmacist prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.Jessica Hill/AP Photo Scientists raced to develop COVID-19 vaccines at record speed. Vaccines often...
A Man Fell Victim to ‘Alaskapox’, a Mysterious Virus From the Wilderness
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA Man Fell Victim to Mysterious ‘Alaskapox’ VirusZeferli - Getty Images An Alaska man recently died...
A daycare worker in Illinois has tested positive for monkeypox, as the FDA approves use of vaccine...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThe adult infected with monkeypox, who also works for a home health care agency, is in isolation,...
Fact check: No, a misused photo of shingles does not prove monkeypox is a hoax
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe claim: Post implies misused shingles photos prove monkeypox is a hoax In May, as the rare...