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'''Smallpox''' is the infectious disease produced by [[Variola virus|''Variola major'']]. It was the first infection for which a preventive measure, [[vaccination]], was introduced; it is the first infectious disease that has been [[eradicated]] from the wild. A new case of smallpox would almost certainly be a use of a [[biological weapon]], probably as [[terrorism]], and constitute a major worldwide emergency. | '''Smallpox''' is the infectious disease produced by [[Variola virus|''Variola major'']]. It was the first infection for which a preventive measure, [[vaccination]], was introduced; it is the first infectious disease that has been [[eradicated]] from the wild. A new case of smallpox would almost certainly be a use of a [[biological weapon]], probably as [[terrorism]], and constitute a major worldwide emergency. | ||
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Smallpox is the infectious disease produced by Variola major. It was the first infection for which a preventive measure, vaccination, was introduced; it is the first infectious disease that has been eradicated from the wild. A new case of smallpox would almost certainly be a use of a biological weapon, probably as terrorism, and constitute a major worldwide emergency.