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The Last Case of Smallpox in the UK
In 1978, a British woman, Janet Parker, became the last known victim of the deadly virus smallpox. Hear from Professor Alasdair Geddes the doctor who diagnosed her condition.
In the summer of 1978 a British woman, Janet Parker, became the last known victim of the deadly virus smallpox. Professor Alasdair Geddes describes diagnosing smallpox in Janet Parker in 1978 and the events that followed.
This programme is a rebroadcast. Claire Bowes spoke to Professor Alasdair Geddes in 2014.
Image: Smallpox virus, Credit: Science Photo Library
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Wed 31 Aug 2016
07:50GMT
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