What Year Was Smallpox Eradicated?

Smallpox Virus
Thanks to the success of vaccination, the last natural outbreak of smallpox in the United States occurred in 1949. In 1980, the World Health Assembly declared smallpox eradicated (eliminated), and no cases of naturally occurring smallpox have happened since.

When did smallpox become a pandemic?

The Smallpox Pandemic of 1870-1874.

How many people died from smallpox?

One of history's deadliest diseases, smallpox is estimated to have killed more than 300 million people since 1900 alone.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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