Depending on when and where you were born, you might have a particular scar on your arm that everyone else around you also ...

Claiborne had just been appointed to his position by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, and at the time the Mississippi Territory was surrounded by French and Spanish empires. The Mississippi Territory ...

A study of a smallpox vaccine that could prove vital in the United States' war on bioterrorism is under way at Stanford Medical Center. The trial tests the potency of the Dryvax vaccine, a 1970s-era ...

A Nov. 15 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) from the liberal group Occupy Democrats includes side-by-side images of a child infected with smallpox and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Louisiana Purchase was still two years ...

SAN ANTONIO – Questions about the monkeypox vaccine have flooded our KSAT Trust Index inbox: “Who needs it? Is it the same as the smallpox vaccine? Will the old vaccines still work?” KSAT tapped Dr.

Smallpox inoculation (variolation) was widely reported in sub-Sahara Africa before, during, and after the colonial era. The infective smallpox materials and techniques used, as well as the anatomical ...

LOS ANGELES -- Fearing a bioterrorism attack that spreads smallpox, hospitals here have already designated certain elevators and hallways for transporting victims as well as wards for isolating and ...

Did faulty intelligence lead to an overblown scare over smallpox? The Administration said the possibility of a smallpox attack by Iraq strengthened its case for war–and necessitated a major ...

Dec. 11 -- The administration's smallpox program will not endorse compulsory vaccinations for all Americans, President Bush told ABCNEWS' Barbara Walters. "The need for this government to provide the ...

A study published in the journal Nature Communications finds that monkeypox (MPOX) infection induces a similar anti-viral antibody response as smallpox vaccination. MPOX is a zoonotic virus belonging ...

WASHINGTON — With the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, several viewers have reached out to ask: if they received the smallpox vaccine years ago, what’s the guidance for getting a monkeypox vaccine now?