Science: Smallpox was one of the deadliest diseases in history —…

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Did you know? Smallpox was one of the deadliest diseases in history — an estimated 300-500 million deaths in the 20th century alone. Through a global WHO vaccination campaign the disease was officially eradicated on 8 May 1980. It is the only human disease ever completely wiped out.

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Smallpox was one of the deadliest diseases in history — an estimated 300-500 million deaths in the 20th century alone. Through a global WHO vaccination campaign the disease was officially eradicated on 8 May 1980. It is the only human disease ever completely wiped out.

Pokken was een van de dodelijkste ziektes in de geschiedenis — schat 300-500 miljoen doden in de 20e eeuw alleen. Door een wereldwijde vaccinatiecampagne van de WHO werd de ziekte op 8 mei 1980 officieel uitgeroeid. Het is de enige menselijke ziekte ooit volledig weggevaagd.

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