the vaccinia virus (VACV), was used in the past as a live vaccine to eradicate smallpox. Despite intensive research, important questions regarding the biogenesis and structure of the mature virus ...

parents didn't name their children until they had survived a bout with the virus. Smallpox was the single deadliest disease during the 18th century, striking commoners and royalty alike.

All research involving the virus samples requires approval from a special World Health Organization committee of experts. The World Health Assembly, the governing body of WHO, originally scheduled ...

A collaborative research effort between the A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR IDL) and the A*STAR Institute of High ...

Today there is mounting concern about the threat of a bioterrorist attack using smallpox—so much concern ... body against some kind of pathogen—a virus or bacteria or some other agent that ...