Smallpox, one of the most historically devastating viral infections ever to plague humanity, was characterized by a severe, systemic fever and a distinctive, unmistakable pustular skin rash. As late as the early 20th century, outbreaks of smallpox wrought terrible havoc across populations, with the virulence of the disease claiming the lives of nearly three out of every ten infected individuals. …
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