The Rise and Fall of Modern Plagues
Millennia separate smallpox, the oldest pandemic, and COVID-19, the newest. Both calamities arose from an opportunistic virus amid human crowding. A vaccine for smallpox existed since the late 18th century, but it took worldwide public health strategy to eradicate it. COVID-19 proceeds against a hiv...
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| Language: | English |
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World Scientific Publishing
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Molecular Frontiers Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/epdf/10.1142/S2529732520400015 |