Czechoslovakia was a country in central Europe that declared independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire on October 28th 1918. In 1945, Czechoslovakia was taken over by communism. This was quite easy, as the red army had already taken over much of the country. So. At this point, in 1959, Czechoslovakia was a communist state with a centrally planned economy. Smallpox, an extremely infectious human - borne disease, had infected 50 million people worldwide by 1959, however, in Czechoslovakia, the disease had been eradicated in 1924.
Topic #1: Implementing intensified smallpox vaccination programs
The smallpox vaccine was invented in 1798 by Edward Jenner, and it offers protection from the disease for 3 - 5 years from the