Background. Smallpox is an acute, contagious disease caused by the variola virus, a member of the genus Orthopoxvirus, in the Poxviridae family (see the image below).Virologists have speculated that it evolved from an African rodent poxvirus 10 millennia ago.ackground. Smallpox is an acute, contagious disease caused by the variola virus, a member of the genus Orthopoxvirus, in the Poxviridae family (see the image below).
Most of the time in Western Australia and the Middle East. There is pure talc in the European Alps and the Himalayas. 4 people found this useful. Edit. Share to: 1  The Five Major Parts of the Brain At its most basic, the brain controls the body. 2  Electrical impulses are sent along the nervous system to and from the brain that regulate all movement.
But the numbers are still going up, so there probably will be more.. Talc is the softest-known mineral and talcum powder has been used for decades as a lubricant, in cosmetics and for personal hygiene.Johnson's baby powder was one of the company's original products and has been sold for more than a 100 years.ut the numbers are still going up, so there probably will be more.. Talc is the softest-known mineral and talcum powder has been used for decades as a lubricant, in cosmetics and for personal hygiene.