
Originally Posted by
mashman
“At that time (1960s) , testing for the (smallpox) virus became more sophisticated. You no longer were suffering necessarily from smallpox. They would test it and find that it had different DNA. You’d have monkeypox or camelpox or some other form of pox. But it was still called variola, which is smallpox. And that’s what monkeypox in Africa is called. Clinically, the disease is exactly the same as smallpox. It has the same progression. It looks exactly the same. If you put a smallpox victim next to a monkeypox victim, you will not be able to tell the difference. As a matter of fact, with this outbreak of monkey pox in Africa–I think there have been over 500 cases in a very short time”.–Meryl Dorley"
Sooooo....it looks and acts like smallpox but actually isn't smallpox at all.
In fact it has a completely different DNA.
Did you read your quote?
It doesn't confirm that there is still smallpox at all...that's what your trying to say isn't it?
...she took the KT, and left me the Buell to ride....(Blues Brothers)
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