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==Overview==
==Overview==
[[Smallpox]] is caused by the [[variola]] virus that emerged in human populations thousands of years ago. Except for laboratory stockpiles, the [[variola]] virus has been eliminated.
[[Smallpox]] is caused by the [[variola]] virus.


==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==

Revision as of 14:42, 9 July 2014


Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]

Overview

Smallpox is caused by the variola virus.

Taxonomy

Biology

Origin

Tropism

Natural reservoir

References

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