What percentage of the population was vaccinated for smallpox?

During the year that this intensified program began, there were an estimated 10–15 million cases of smallpox across 31 countries. Through a concerted effort of armies of volunteers spread across every inhabited corner of the planet, by 1967, 80 percent of the population of each country of the world was vaccinated.

Can you get smallpox if you have been vaccinated?

Is it possible for people to get smallpox from the vaccination? No. The smallpox vaccine does not contain smallpox virus and cannot spread or cause smallpox. However, the vaccine does contain another virus called vaccinia which is live in the vaccine.

Do people still get smallpox?

The last naturally occurring case of smallpox was reported in 1977. In 1980, the World Health Organization declared that smallpox had been eradicated. Currently, there is no evidence of naturally occurring smallpox transmission anywhere in the world.

How one would go about eradicating malaria in West Africa?

These include accelerated investment and deployment of vaccines, new diagnostic tools, new funding strategies for malaria control and keeping in check the drug and insecticide resistance challenge. Funding is also key if African countries are going to move closer to eradication.

How many deaths has smallpox caused?

One of history’s deadliest diseases, smallpox is estimated to have killed more than 300 million people since 1900 alone. But a massive global vaccination campaign put an end to the disease in 1977—making it the first disease ever eradicated.

What’s the vaccine that leaves a scar?

The smallpox vaccine holds a live virus. It creates a controlled infection that forces your immune system to defend your body against the virus. The exposure to the virus tends to leave a sore and itchy bump behind. This bump later becomes a larger blister that leaves a permanent scar as it dries up.

Why is malaria such a difficult disease to eliminate?

Malaria is a difficult disease to control largely due to the highly adaptable nature of the vector and parasites involved.