In 1978, a smallpox outbreak in the United Kingdom led to the death of Janet Parker, a British medical photographer. She was the last person recorded to have died from this disease. Parker's illness a
The East Wing of the University of Birmingham Medical School, which was the source of the outbreak
The exterior of Wards 32 and 33 at East Birmingham Hospital during the 1978 smallpox outbreak
The rear of the Medical School showing the location of the smallpox laboratory (bottom) and the rooms where Parker worked (above)
Schematic diagram of the East Wing of Birmingham University Medical School in 1978. The positions of the ventilation ducts are labelled A, B, C and D.
Rahima Banu
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Rahima Banu Begum is the last known person to have been infected with naturally occurring Variola major smallpox, the more deadly variety of the disease.
1978 smallpox outbreak in the United Kingdom
…At the time of the outbreak, the WHO had been about to certify that smallpox had been eradicated globally. It eventually did so in 1980. Rahima Banu, last person infected with naturally occurring Variola major Ali Maow Maalin, last person infected with naturally occurring Variola minor…
Banu in 1975, displaying a smallpox-induced maculopapular rash