INFECTIOUS DISEASES THAT CHANGED HISTORY PART 2 SMALLPOX

The Coronavirus Pandemic has been instrumental in changing the way we as people perceive the world around us. With so many lives lost, the discussion on infectious diseases has led to those deadly diseases that have changed history. Xploreit gave you an insight of the deadly nature of plague in our previous segment. This time we take a look at smallpox.

For centuries, smallpox has been a deadly foe for humanity. The number of people who lost their lives to this illness is staggering. The disease has been prevalent in our world since the time of the Ancient Egyptians and it was as recent as 1970s that the disease was eradicated.

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