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The Greatest Killer: Smallpox in History (1st Edition) by Donald R. Hopkins Paperback, 398 Pages, Published 2002 ISBN-10: 0-226-35168-8 / 0226351688 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-35168-1 / 9780226351681 Once known a the "great fire, "the spotted death" or "destroying angel", smallpox has been rivaled only by plague as a source of supreme terror. Spreading easily through the air, especially in crowded urban conditions, smallpox even today is fatal to 25% of its victims; there is no known cure once s |