Did we not wipe out the smallpox virus? It was never cured as such (no way to cure it once a person had it), but it was wiped out entirely by worldwide vaccination, wasn't it?
Then why is it considered a biological weapon if it is wiped out?
That is a common misconception. Smallpox, like strep, is a bacillus (bacteria), and not a virus. Two completely different unicellular organisms. Bacilli are far more complex than virii, and less prone to rapid mutation. It was this characteristic of bacilli which enabled smallpox to be largely eradicated from the list of deadly diseases which have plagued mankind since time remorial. Virii, on the other hand, have never been sucessfully countered by any method at our current disposal...
the infowarrior