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If smallpox is released in a cloud (aerosol) form, how long does the virus survive?

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If smallpox is released in a cloud (aerosol) form, how long does the virus survive?

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The smallpox virus is fragile. In lab experiments, when smallpox is put into cloud form, 90% of the smallpox virus dies within 24 hours; in the presence of sunlight, this percentage is even greater.