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   Name        = Smallpox |
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{{Smallpox}}
{{Smallpox}}
{{CMG}}
{{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{MJM}} {{JS}}
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{{SK}} Variola
{{SK}} Variola, Variola vera


==[[Smallpox overview|Overview]]==
==[[Smallpox overview|Overview]]==


==[[Smallpox historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]==
==[[Smallpox Historical Perspective|Historical Perspective]]==
[[Smallpox eradication|Eradication]] | [[Smallpox post eradication|Post-Eradication]]
[[Smallpox eradication|Eradication]] | [[Smallpox post eradication|Post-Eradication]]


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==External Links==
==External Links==
===Disease information===
===Disease information===
* [http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/overview/disease-facts.asp Smallpox Fact Sheet] from the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]]
* [http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/overview/disease-facts.asp Smallpox Fact Sheet] from the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]]
* [http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/index.asp CDC.gov]—‘Bioterrorism Agents > Smallpox Info for Specific Groups: What Everyone Should Know,’ [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]]
* [http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/index.asp CDC.gov]—‘Bioterrorism Agents > Smallpox Info for Specific Groups: What Everyone Should Know,’ [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]]
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=== Smallpox in history ===
=== Smallpox in history ===
* [http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/smallpox/ WHO.int]—‘Smallpox: Historical significance,’ [[World Health Organization]] (WHO)
* [http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/smallpox/ WHO.int]—‘Smallpox: Historical significance,’ [[World Health Organization]] (WHO)


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Latest revision as of 14:41, 11 June 2022

Smallpox
Maculopapular rash in smallpox.Adapted from Public Health Image Library (PHIL), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[1]


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

Overview

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Pathophysiology

Causes

Differentiating Smallpox from other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

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References

  1. "Public Health Image Library (PHIL), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention".