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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Clinical Features of Smallpox. | Nov 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Smallpox vaccines: Past, present, and future. | Sep 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Science Museum - Smallpox and the story of vaccination. | Jul 02, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Clinical Features of Smallpox. | Mar 30, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology - What was the primary mode of smallpox transmission? Implications for biodefense. | Feb 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Smallpox. | Jan 07, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Organization for Rare Disorders - Smallpox. | May 12, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Nature Reviews Immunology - Smallpox: anything to declare? | Nov 18, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: DermNet - Smallpox. | May 07, 2024 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Sep 29, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Jul 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Smallpox. | Mar 31, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Smallpox. | Jan 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Smallpox. | Aug 25, 2022 | ||
| Added information on the recovery of variola virus DNA from human remains dated to 600–1050. | Jul 24, 2020 | ||
| Added an image of a smallpox rash on the skin. | Mar 05, 2020 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Nov 29, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Donald Ainslie (D. A.) Henderson, MD, MPH (1928�2016) Smallpox Eradication: Leadership and Legacy. | Oct 31, 2017 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | May 18, 2017 | ||
| Added information on genetic analyses that suggest that variola virus had emerged by at least the 17th century. | Dec 12, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Clinical Features of Smallpox. | Aug 25, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Patient - Smallpox. | May 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedicineNet.com - Smallpox. | May 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Medscape - Smallpox. | May 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: MSD Manual - Professional Version - Smallpox. | May 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Maryland Medical Center - Smallpox. | May 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Smallpox. | May 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: eMedicineHealth - Smallpox. | May 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Smallpox. | May 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Council on Foreign Relations - Smallpox. | May 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Smallpox: Symptoms, Spread, and Treatment. | Apr 12, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Smallpox. | Apr 12, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Small Pox. | Apr 12, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Smallpox vaccines: Past, present, and future. | Mar 12, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: The New Georgia Encyclopedia - Science and Medicine - Smallpox. | Jun 10, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Science - Smallpox. | Apr 16, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Smallpox. | Sep 11, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - For Teens - Smallpox. | May 14, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 04, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Health-cares.net - Smallpox. | Apr 04, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 18, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | May 25, 2001 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 29, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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