small pox -still not destroyed.

[tejaswini]

i was watching a show on star world -the medical investigations.according to the episode a boy comes in contact with the small pox virus after he and his friends meddle with the body of a native american which is supposed to have washed down from a mountain after the glacier melted.and the body is 200 years old .is this really possible?can the virus survive for so long in such cold temperatures.

[rhiannon]

that episode was on like 12 monthes ago.

wouldnt the virus just have hibernated like some bacteria can do?

i thought they actually explained it in the episode

[tejaswini]

sorry about the question , but it was not on air 12 months ago dears , not atleast in india.