Smallpox: A Lethal Infection Cause By The Variola Virus

Smallpox is a lethal infection cause by the variola virus in which pus filled bumps called pox, spread across the body of a person who has a disease. The virus is only susceptible to humans, insects and other animals could not transmit or sustain the virus within themselves. Coming into contact with a person carrying the disease, usually face to face interaction, was the only way to obtain it. Since there is still no known cure for smallpox, scientists use the last two remaining samples on earth to study and find a cure. These two samples are located and hidden in laboratories in the United States and Russia. The risk of the two remaining samples falling into the wrong hands is low but not impossible. The two samples, if used for something like bioterrorism, could wipe out millions of people in a world wide epidemic. When the virus was in a person's system, the body would show the starting symptoms; a rash that spread across the stomach, back, and chest, high fevers, chills, and muscle aches. These symptoms lasted for about three days and all signs of infection disappeared. before long, all symptoms would rapidly return with one large difference. Each individual bump on the newly returned rash would eventually fill with pus and become pox. The first week of being sick was the worst and most infections time period.
Many herbal remedies were used to attempt to cure the virus, along with other unhelpful treatments. Doctors and nurses called upon those who survived smallpox to assist in treatments of other patients because they were now immune to the disease. Thanks to modern medicines, there is a vaccine available to everyone to help protect against the disease. It is mainly given to those in areas with high exposure to smallpox. Keep in mind that the vaccine is not a complete cure for smallpox and may come with fatal side