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Smallpox was used as a biological weapon against Native Americans by distribution of infected blankets during the French and Indian War, 1754-67.
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a disease common in Europe until modern times that caused disfiguring pustules on the skin, and sometimes death. It killed millions of Indians in the New World when it spread from ships?crews to the natives after 1492, because the Indians had none of the resistance that Europeans had built up. Today vaccines have eliminated the disease, but there are fears it could re-emerge in germ warfare.
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Smallpox is a serious, contagious, and sometimes fatal infectious disease. There is no specific treatment for smallpox disease, and the only prevention is vaccination. The name smallpox is derived from the Latin word for
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Highly contagious disease characterized by pustular skin eruptions that often scar the skin and can prove fatal. From the first settlement of Europeans in North America, smallpox epidemics occurred with great frequency. In 1721, for example, 50 percent of the population of Boston was infected. Native Americans had no immunity to the disease; it was the single greatest cause of death for them, including the Aztecs who died by the thousands after contact with the Spaniards. ...
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