How could you have survived smallpox in the past?

Question

I watched the Kurgesagt video about smallpox and he gave a explanation by saying that the immune system took control and it eventually kills the virus,but if you can give a more in depth explanation about it becuese the virus was all over the body and it would have been very hard for the immune system to cope with it knowing that it caused so much damage

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Answer 1

Same as any virus, really: You recognize it as foreign, develop antibodies to flag invaded cells, make them in huge numbers, and kill every godforsaken cell the virus has infected. Try not to kill yourself in the process, heal and rebuild later