- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Smallpox
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Smallpox
Poxvirus diseases
Vaccinia
Diseases
Cells
Communicable diseases - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Electron micrographs of variola, varicella, and vaccinia virions, or infectious particles of the virus cells.
Image of six electron micrographs of variola, varicella, and vaccinia virions, or infectious particles of the Smallpox virus cells.
Smallpox is a serious, contagious, and sometimes fatal infectious disease. It is caused by the variola virus. In 1977 the World Health Organization declared the world free from natural smallpox. Currently, the virus is believed to exist only in high-security laboratories. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/smallpox/m-3927/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/smallpox
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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