Title:
Smallpox eradication was hard work. This 1975 image depicted an eradication team local village resident volunteer sitting, but for a few mom
Description:
Smallpox eradication was hard work. This 1975 image depicted an eradication team local village resident volunteer sitting, but for a few moments in order to regroup, and collect his thoughts.Local residents who became resident vaccinators, played a profound role in achieving a successful outcome to the eradication program. As locals, they were viewed as familiar, and trusted, and spoke the local dialect, thereby, facilitating enhanced communication with fellow inhabitants. Also integral to the success of the eradication campaign, was getting the word out to those who were unaware of the disease's symptoms, and how to prevent its attack on those who had not yet been vaccinated, which included showing a picture of a child who displayed the characteristic smallpox maculopapular rash.
Creator:
CDC/ World Health Organization; Stanley O. Foster M.D., M.P.H.
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Date Added:
November 18, 2012