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| Q. |
Small Pox is caused by - |
| A. | Rubeola Virus |
| B. | Variola Virus |
| C. | Varicella |
| D. | Myxovirus |
| Answer» B. Variola Virus | |
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Explanation: Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varies, meaning "spotted", or \Tanis, meaning "pimple". After vaccination campaigns throughout the 19th and20th centuries, the WHO certified the eradication of smallpox in 1979. Smallpox is one of two infectious diseases to have been eradicated, the other being rinderpest, which was declared, eradicated in 2011. |
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