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Was smallpox a widespread mild disease?

Authors :
Alcamí, Antonio
Source :
Science. 7/24/2020, Vol. 369 Issue 6502, p376-377. 2p. 1 Diagram.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The article informs on a study conducted by Mühlemann et al., repoting identification of variola virus in archaeological remains from the Viking Age that reveals new information about the origin of variola virus and its evolution in human populations. It mentions that evolutionarily successful viruses replicate and transmit without causing host pathology.

Subjects

Subjects :
*SMALLPOX
*VIKINGS
*VIRAL transmission
*PATHOLOGY
*ARCHAEOLOGY

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Language :
English
ISSN :
00368075
Volume :
369
Issue :
6502
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
144742966
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abd1214
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