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Rahima Banu, Last Smallpox Case,1975

Shown here with her mother, 2-year-old Rahima Banu had the world's last recorded case of the most virulent form of smallpox, Variola major. Taken in the village of Kuralia, on Bhola Island, in the Barisal District of Bangladesh, on October 16th, 1975.
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Rahima Banu, Last Smallpox Case,1975
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Shown here with her mother, 2-year-old Rahima Banu had the world's last recorded case of the most virulent form of smallpox, Variola major. Taken in the village of Kuralia, on Bhola Island, in the Barisal District of Bangladesh, on October 16th, 1975.
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Album / Science Source / Dr. Michael Schwartz/CDC
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2400 x 2662 px | 18.3 MB
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20.3 x 22.5 cm | 8.0 x 8.9 in (300 dpi)
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