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Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (aka "smallpox virus"). Initial symptoms of the disease included fever and vomiting. This was followed by formation of ulcers in the mouth, a skin rash and then blisters. Roughly a third of people with smallpox died of the disease. Survivors had extensive scarring and some were left blind.[1] Edward Jenner introduced the modern smallpox vaccine in 1796, but the disease was still common in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Patients were often treated in isolation hospitals; for example a dedicated smallpox hospital was built on the Town Moor in Newcastle in 1882. Thankfully, the last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) certified the global eradication of the disease in 1980. Smallpox is the only human disease to have been eradicated to date.
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049127:Smallpox Hospital, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1898
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The history of the small pox. James Carrick Moore, 1815
- Book published in 1815, digitised and available as a free Google eBook.
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Smallpox Hospital, Town Moor
- "[On Town Moor there was] a large fenced enclosure, measuring 230m by 40m, enclosing an area of mature trees and scrub. This is the site of a demolished isolation hospital. …
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Vane Tempest Hall, Gilesgate
- Overview Map Vane Tempest Hall, now a community centre of the Gilesgate Community and Welfare Association, is located in Gilesgate, Durham. It was originally built in 1863 as a militia …
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Monument to Dean Tait's Children, Stanwix
- In the churchyard of St Michael's Church in Stanwix, is a monument to the 5 children of Dean Tait, who died within weeks of each other of smallpox in 1856. …
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Smallpox
- Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus.The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the …
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Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
049127:Smallpox Hospital, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from http://books.google.co.uk/boo…
The history of the small pox. James Carrick Moore, 1815
- Book published in 1815, digitised and available as a free Google eBook.
Added by
Simon Cotterill
Co-Curate Page
Smallpox Hospital, Town Moor
- "[On Town Moor there was] a large fenced enclosure, measuring 230m by 40m, enclosing an area of mature trees and scrub. This is the site of a demolished isolation hospital. …
Co-Curate Page
Vane Tempest Hall, Gilesgate
- Overview Map Vane Tempest Hall, now a community centre of the Gilesgate Community and Welfare Association, is located in Gilesgate, Durham. It was originally built in 1863 as a militia …
Co-Curate Page
Monument to Dean Tait's Children, Stanwix
- In the churchyard of St Michael's Church in Stanwix, is a monument to the 5 children of Dean Tait, who died within weeks of each other of smallpox in 1856. …
from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki…
Smallpox
- Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus.The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
