Smallpox conquers Mexico and South America
Smallpox erupts in North America
The beginning of the end of smallpox.
What is smallpox?: Origin of smallpox ; Early history
Smallpox conquers Mexico and South America: Smallpox sweeps the islands ; Cortes and the Aztecs ; Francisco Pizarro and the Incas
Smallpox and the early American colonies: Smallpox strikes the native population ; Vulnerable colonists
Inoculation and the American Revolution: French and Indian war ; Siege of Boston ; Ethiopian regiment ; Thwarted in Quebec ; Decision to inoculate
The beginning of the end: Edward Jenner and vaccination ; Vaccination comes to the New World ; Native Americans, still on the fringe ; Dread disease slowly dies
The terror of bioterrorism.