# \#virology

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## [Variola/Smallpox—Victory over a Scourge to Our Species](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/variola-smallpox-victory-over-a-scourge-to-our-species/3585)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [10 August 2023 17:14 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/variola-smallpox-victory-over-a-scourge-to-our-species/3585 "2023-08-10T17:14:58Z")

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Fourmilab Cult Watch informs you that this Kurzgesagt “video was made possible through a grant by Open Philanthropy” according to the description on YouTube. Open Philanthropy “is a research and grantmakin…

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## [How the Rabies Virus Evades the Immune System](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/how-the-rabies-virus-evades-the-immune-system/1770)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 July 2022 21:35 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/how-the-rabies-virus-evades-the-immune-system/1770 "2022-07-30T21:35:36Z")

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For the impact of rabies over the ages, see “Rabies—The Persistent Plague” posted here on 2022-06-16. Here is more about Rabies lyssavirus, all seven extant genotypes of which appear to have evolved within…