Smallpox, 18th century illustration

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Illustration of pustules on the face of a patient with Smallpox is an often-fatal disease caused by the Variola virus. Prior to vaccination (first performed in 1796) it killed millions of people each year. Illustration from Toshin seiyo (The essentials of smallpox) a Japanese manuscript circa 1720.

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