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Smallpox was eradicated one person at a time
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jojodoi
on Sept 1, 2023
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jojodoi
on Sept 1, 2023
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On May 8, 1980. the 33rd World Health Assembly declared the world free of smallpox. This marked the first—and only—time a human disease had been eradicated globally.
gus_massa
on Sept 1, 2023
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From
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eradication_of_infectious_dise...
Only 30 cases in 2022. Fingers crossed.
Relevant xkcd:
https://xkcd.com/2448/
porkbeer
on Sept 2, 2023
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Too bad almost every large military has tested it as a biowarfare agent at some point.
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