Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
The (Second) Most Deadliest Virus on Earth
S11 • E9 Aug 7, 2023 11m
Few of the monsters that evolution created have been so successful at hurting us as the variola virus, responsible for smallpox. The carnage it caused was so terrible and merciless that it compelled humankind, for the first time, to act truly globally. It was one of the greatest wins of our species over the ancient powers of nature, all made possible by… cows.