Smallpox
This page is about clinical aspects of the disease. For microbiologic aspects of the causative organism(s), see Smallpox virus.
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Michael Maddaleni, B.S. João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Synonyms and keywords: Variola, Variola vera
Eradication | Post-Eradication
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria | History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Primary Prevention | Outbreak Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
Related Chapters
- Virus
- Vaccinia
- Vaccination
- Mathematical modelling in epidemiology#The mathematics of mass vaccination
- Herd immunity
- CCR5-Δ32
- Pandemic
- Infectious disease
- Ebola VHFs
- Medieval demography
- Polio
External Links
Disease information
- Smallpox Fact Sheet from the CDC
- CDC.gov—‘Bioterrorism Agents > Smallpox Info for Specific Groups: What Everyone Should Know,’ CDC
General Information
- Vaccine Research Center (VRC) – Information concerning vaccine research studies
Smallpox in history
- WHO.int—‘Smallpox: Historical significance,’ World Health Organization (WHO)
References
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