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  • SWABI: Smallpox epidemic spreading in Swabi

    06/09/2002 10:31:38 PM PDT · by Sweet_Sunflower29 · 39 replies · 790+ views
    Pakistani Dawn ^ | 8 June 2002 | By Muqaddam Khan
    SWABI, June 8: The smallpox epidemic is rapidly spreading in these parts of the province, but the district health department has failed to take any step to contain this deadly disease, Dawn learnt here on Saturday. It has been reported from different parts of the Swabi district that a large number of children have suffered from smallpox, but the authorities concerned have failed to take any action to prevent this disease or immunize the people against it. Smallpox is a fatal disease which causes high fever, leaves permanent marks on the skin and spreads very fast. Timely treatment and precautionary...