Smallpox and chickenpox might seem similar. They both cause rashes and blisters. They both have “pox” in their names. But other than that, they’re completely different diseases. You really ...

This, as many of you probably already know, is the smallpox vaccine. Let's take a deep dive into the world of smallpox vaccine scars – those little marks on our skin that hold big stories within ...

The smallpox came in the mail, in a little piece of 350-year-old human skin. And the surprise discovery is dramatically rewriting the history of one of the most notorious diseases to plague humankind.

DEAR DR. ROACH: With the resurgence of measles because of declining vaccination rates, should we be wary of the same happening with smallpox (which was also thought to have been eradicated)?

Smallpox, one of the biggest killers in history, is caused by a virus called variola. Variola causes a distinctive rash and is often lethal. The name variola comes from the Latin word for “spotted” ...

Smallpox has a fearsome reputation ... an immune response in the body against some kind of pathogen—a virus or bacteria or some other agent that causes disease. Normally when a pathogen invades ...

The freeze-dried formulation provides flexibility with regard to storage and shelf life. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new freeze-dried formulation of Jynneos ® (smallpox ...