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The History of Smallpox
- exhilaration 7y agoNot mentioned in the article: In the 20th century alone, experts estimate, it took up to a half billion lives, more than all the wars and epidemics put together. [1] Think about that: it killed more than WWI and WWII and all other 20th century wars combined. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/15/science/smallpox-the-once-and-future-scourge.html https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/15/science/smallpox-the-once...
- war1025 7y agoLiterally the first paragraph of the article: > Smallpox was one of the worst diseases in human history. It killed an estimated 300 million people or more in the 20th century alone; only tuberculosis and malaria have been more deadly. Its victims were often children, even infants.
- exhilaration 7y agoIt's the contrast to wars, which is not mentioned, that I find most interesting.
- war1025 7y agoI see. That makes sense then.