(Original Caption) Smallpox in an unvaccinated child. Is it finally time to eliminate the remaining stocks of variola (smallpox) virus for good? The World Health Assembly will discuss the current ...

“We have identified a limited number of widely known organisms that could cause disease and deaths in sufficient numbers to cripple a city or region. Smallpox is one of the most serious of these ...

Dr. Zhilong Yang, an associate professor in the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, served on a national committee that studied the threat of a new smallpox outbreak.

LONDON (Reuters) - A virus closely related to smallpox disguises itself as a piece of a broken cell to trick its way into cells, Swiss researchers said on Thursday in a discovery that could lead to ...

The looming threat of smallpox and other orthopoxviruses poses a significant danger to global security, stemming from the potential for intentional weaponization, accidental release, and the ...