The World Health Organization declared smallpox officially eradicated in 1980. The vaccine is no longer administered ...

The World Health Organization in 1980 officially declared smallpox eradicated. The last natural case was in 1977. The smallpox vaccine helped eradicate the smallpox virus. Because the virus doesn’t ...

Smallpox has been eradicated worldwide since 1980 and is not held in check by vaccines, contrary to posts suggesting the ...

Researchers from JNCASR, an autonomous institution of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have identified a new ...

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles. It is a member of the herpes virus group. VZV ...

The varicella-zoster virus can cause chickenpox - a highly contagious illness that leads to blisters and rashes all over your ...

The number of mpox cases will continue to rise during the next four weeks before starting to show signs of flattening early ...

Pox's status as a public health emergency of international concern, citing a surge in cases and the spread of the clade Ib variant to Europe and Asia. With over 46,000 suspected cases reported in ...

After small pox was eradicated and vaccinations against the disease came to an end, people in parts of Africa started getting sick with something rarely seen before - mpox. Researchers eventually ...

Scientists from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have identified a new route to ...

Bengaluru scientists developed a new Monkeypox detection method. The team identified unique DNA structures in the virus. This allows for precise targe ...