It's impossible to prove a negative, i.e., that there is no smallpox, but in this case we're about as sure as we can be about anything.
We've had far more sightings of Bigfoot in the last 25 years than we've had of smallpox.
TurboPox. Well, instead of a chicken in every pot, I'm waiting for my Govm't issued paper suit and cheap plastic goggles.
They seem more anxious to round us up, than to educate us in self-defense and home care. Why? Will there be no mid-level, short-lasting exposures that we can prepare for? Only super-sized and needing quarintine? Curious.