Question

Give detail about Smallpox? (In 7 – 8 lines)

Answer 1

Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor.The disease is also known by the Latin names variola or variola vera, derived from varius ("spotted") or varus ("pimple"). The disease was originally known in English as the "pox"or "red plague";

Answer 2

One of the first methods for controlling the spread of smallpox was the use of variolation. Named after the virus that causes smallpox (variola virus), variolation is the process by which material from smallpox sores (pustules) was given to people who had never had smallpox.