Smallpox vaccines have been approved for monkeypox. But experts warn that many questions remain about the protection they provide and how to best administer them. Members of the Association of French ...

Smallpox was a severe infectious disease that affected humans for thousands of years before its eradication in the late 20th century. The symptoms included a distinctive rash, pustules, and fever.

Smallpox, caused by Variola virus, was eradicated in 1977 by widespread vaccination with VACV, but without an adequate understanding of the immune responses necessary for protection 1. Today there is ...

ATLANTA (AP) _ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged state health officials around the country Tuesday to carefully study smallpox so doctors do not cause a panic by misidentifying a ...