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 ...

If you watched the riveting HBO miniseries on founding father John Adams, you surely recall the scene in which his wife, Abigail, inoculates her young children against smallpox by inserting pus from ...

The looming threat of smallpox and other orthopoxviruses poses a significant danger to global security, stemming from the potential for intentional weaponization, accidental release, and the ...

If you’ve watched the HBO miniseries on founding father John Adams, you probably recall the scene in which his wife Abigail inoculates her young children against smallpox by inserting pus from an ...

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Smallpox could be the biggest bioterrorism threat facing Cape Girardeau, Missouri's top security official said Friday. Tim Daniel, homeland security special adviser to Gov. Bob Holden, said terrorists ...

Smallpox played a pivotal role throughout the American Revolution, but the record remains ambiguous about whether British officers weaponized refugees to sow pestilence in the Continental Army. This ...