50. The History of Smallpox: How did we eradicate the disease and what can it teach us? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>Coronavirus is not the first disease to kill millions of people and impact our lives. Throughout history, smallpox destroyed countless lives and devastated entire communities. It was incredibly infectious and incredibly deadly. However, smallpox is also the only disease to ever be completely eradicated by humans. This episode will look at the history of that deadly disease, investigate how we got rid of the virus, and consider the lessons we can take from the time!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/02/10/50-the-history-of-smallpox-how-did-we-eradicate-the-disease-and-what-can-it-teach-us-english-vocabulary-lesson/"><strong>TRANSCRIPT -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/02/10/50-the-history-of-smallpox-how-did-we-eradicate-the-disease-and-what-can-it-teach-us-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/01/04/39-brexit-all-the-essential-vocabulary-english-vocabulary-lesson/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT US!!</a></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - thinkinginenglishpod@gmail.com</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>VOCABULARY LIST</strong></p> <p><strong>To infect (v) - to pass a disease to another person</strong></p> <p><em>The hospital is full of people infected with coronavirus</em></p> <p><strong>Precaution (n) - an action that is done to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous happening</strong></p> <p><em>They failed to take the necessary precautions to avoid infection</em></p> <p><strong>Infectious (adj) - an infectious disease is able to be passed from one person, animal, or plant to another; an infectious person is someone able to pass a disease<