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Humanity eradicated smallpox 45 years ago. It’s a story worth remembering | Aeon Videos

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Summary
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76% Informative

The Plea explores how smallpox went from perhaps the deadliest infectious disease in human history to a fading memory.

The film provides a brief history of smallpox from ancient Egypt to today almost five decades since the last known smallpox death.

The piece steers clear of contemporary politics, where, in many parts of the world, nativism, nationalism and science scepticism are on the rise.

VR Score

70

Informative language

65

Neutral language

73

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

68

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

Source diversity

1

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