Xarak's Corner

In the history of mankind no disease has claimed so many lives, with a mortality rate of approximately 30 percent and millions of deaths throughout history the smallpox was one the greatest threats to humanity . The virus transmitted very rapidly and at a time when modern medicine was not yet a thing, the infection rate was nearly hundred percent. A century from now, almost everybody would have to face the deadly virus in their life. Children were the mostly the likely targets of the virus because they had not developed any immunity against it, unlike their parents who may have had it in their own childhood. One reason of high mortality may have been that children were somewhat weaker than adults. Even if someone survived it, the virus would leave behind hideous scares on the victims. Some would lose their sight or hearing as well. It was an ugly virus against which humanity had no defence against other than getting infected and becoming immune or dyeing in the process. Many civilizati...