| Disease | Smallpox |
| Disease type | Infectious |
| Causative agent | Variola virus |
| Affliction period | Thousands of years |
| Reason for ongoing research | Potential for new strain emergence |
| Severity in alternate timeline | Less severe |
| Eraddication in alternate timeline | 1960 |
| Reason for successful eraddication | Advances in vaccines and treatments |
| Current focus of public health research |
