Talk:Smallpox
As the self-appointed medical expert I'm gonna go thru this with a fine-toothed comb. I'll give you time to move this to your user space if you don't want me to. User:PalMD
- Be my guest, though if I don't speak with too much hubris, I would consider myself a sub-expert, so to speak. I have a degree in Biology specializing in microbiology and virology, so what you see in the article should be accurate, though more pedestrian. Stile4aly 17:49, 3 June 2007 (CDT)
- I just finished reading it...it's pretty good, you're right. I thought that HG had written it. I have to decide whether or not his edit should stand. I translated an 18th century French text on smallpox innoculation...fascinating. We may wish to add something about "The Grand Experiment" in which British prisoners were used to test innoculation. It is one of the first RCTs ever done.--PalMD-yada yada 17:54, 3 June 2007 (CDT)
[edit] Smallpox and rinderpest
As the rinderpest article has been deleted, will post a comment here.
There should be some mention somewhere covering the deliberate elimination of species 'in the wild' (which might include getting rid of invasive species and Grauniad Island (sp?) etc) - what is the ethical situation, and how does this compare to eugenics; or AIDS (where the population of the world might divide into those with immunity and those without, and the genetic divide arising) etc.
Anyone want to take it on? 212.85.6.26 (talk) 15:46, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Hygiene and smallpox
The article should have something about the view that hygiene and garlic would have cured smallpox anyway.--Кřěĵ (ṫåɬк) 01:24, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
[edit] What's in a name?
So what was Greatpox/small pox being compared to? --171.33.222.26 (talk) 16:15, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
- The (great) pox was (is) syphilis. Innocent Bystander (talk) 16:29, 28 October 2013 (UTC)