What Was True About Smallpox

question 99

Multiple Choice

What was true about smallpox?

• A)It was transmitted via mosquitoes.
• B)Its victims were contagious for about a week.
• C)Its symptoms included fevers and vomiting.
• D)It worst effects lasted a month; then a person either died or lived with scars.
• E)It could be cured with herb-based medicines.

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