The last case of smallpox on the Asian sub-continent, discovered on 16 October 1975, was a little girl living in Bangladesh. This was also the last known case of the more virulent form of smallpo, variola major

The last case of smallpox on the Asian sub-continent, discovered on 16 October 1975, was a little girl living in Bangladesh. This was also the last known case of the more virulent form of smallpo, variola major

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Tarantola, D., photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Child
Bangladesh
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
A pockmarked child held by a woman. Verso: WHO/17068. SEARO. Smallpox. SM 8-9.1976.
Copyright:
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Copyright Holder:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437240 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A014036
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437240