Information on Various Common Ailments

Acne
Alcoholism
Amnesia
Anaemia
Anorexia
Appendicitis
Areriosclerosis
Arthritis
Asthma
Backache
Boils
Bronchitis
Bruxizm
Cataract
Cholera
Cirrhosis
Colitis
Conjuctivitis
Corns
Coronary Heart Disease
Cough
Cystitis
Dandruff
Dark Circles
Defective Vision
Depression
Diabetes Mellitus
Diaper Rash
Dysmenorrhoea
Diarrhoea
Dry Skin
Female Sterility
Ear-Ache
Emphysema
Epilepsy
Fever
Gallstone
Gall Bladder Disorders
Gastritis
Goitre
Gout
Hair Loss
Halitosis
Headaches
High Blood Cholesterol
High Blood Pressure
Hives
Hypoglycemia
Hypertension
Influenza
Indigestion
Insomania
Intestinal Worms
Jaundice
Kidney Stones
Leucorrhoea
Leucorderma
Low Blood Pressure
Malaria
Measles
Menopausal Disorders
Migraine
Mumps
Nausea
Nephritis
Obesity
Palpitation
Pancreatitis
Peptic Ulcer
Piles
Pleurisy
Pneumonia
Psoriasis
Pyorrhea
Ringworm
Scar
Scurvy
Schizophrenia
Sinusitis
Smallpox
Snoring
Sore Throat
Stress
Teeth Whitening
Tinnitus
Tonsillitis
Toothache
Tuberculosis
Urinary Tract Infection
Urticaria
Varicose Veins
Vaginitis
Vision Impairment
Warts
Whooping Cough

What is smallpox?

Smallpox is an infection caused by a virus named variola. The name smallpox is derived from the Latin word for "spotted" and refers to the raised bumps that appear on the face and body of an infected person.

In past, smallpox used to be a very serious and a greatly feared disease. This disease has already done huge epidemics worldwide. In past almost every person used to suffer from this disease and there were many deaths too. But now as many vaccines have already been discovered, this disease is not a threat anymore. Smallpox is now thought to have been eliminated from the Earth. In 1980 WHO announced that the disease had been wiped out by a bold program of vaccination.