How we conquered the deadly smallpox virus - Simona Zompi
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For 10,000 years, humanity suffered from the scourge of smallpox. The virus killed almost a third of its victims within two weeks and left survivors horribly scarred. But Simona Zompi commends the brave souls – a Buddhist nun, a boy, a cow, a dairymaid and physician Edward Jenner – who first stopped the spread of this disastrous disease, to make us smallpox-free today.
What are the organs attacked by the smallpox virus, and what are the clinical symptoms that can develop after infection?
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- Educator Simona Zompi
- Producer Aaron Augenblick
- Director Katie Wendt
- Compositor Kristofer Wollinger
- Narrator Addison Anderson