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==Overview==
==Overview==
Prior to its eradication, [[smallpox]] would need to be differentiated from other diseases that cause a vesicular rash and a fever including chickenpox (which was often mistaken for smallpox), herpes zoster and [[erythema multiforme]].
Prior to its eradication, [[smallpox]] would need to be differentiated from other diseases that cause a [[vesicular]] [[rash]] and a [[fever]] including [[chickenpox]] (which was often mistaken for smallpox), [[herpes zoster]] and [[erythema multiforme]].


==Differentiating Smallpox from other Diseases==
==Differentiating Smallpox from other Diseases==

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Overview

Prior to its eradication, smallpox would need to be differentiated from other diseases that cause a vesicular rash and a fever including chickenpox (which was often mistaken for smallpox), herpes zoster and erythema multiforme.

Differentiating Smallpox from other Diseases

  • Monkeypox - presentation is similar to smallpox, although it is often a milder form, with fever, headache, myalgia, back pain, swollen lymph nodes, a general feeling of discomfort, and exhaustion. Within 1 to 3 days (sometimes longer) after the appearance of fever, the patient develops a papular rash, often first on the face. The lesions usually develop through several stages before crusting and falling off.

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