Smallpox
Slide #28

Smallpox

Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

man has smallpox
body is covered with sores
he probably died from the disease

Smallpox
before 1980, smallpox was a very
  serious disease worldwide
smallpox disease killed and disabled
  hundreds of thousands of people
  throughout history

Smallpox germ
does not infect people anymore
so many people got vaccinated that the
  disease disappeared
thanks to vaccine, nobody gets sick or
  dies from smallpox anymore

The disappearance of smallpox shows how vaccinations can be used to get rid of dangerous diseases.

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This page was updated on July 5, 2000