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==History== | ==History== | ||
In 90% of the cases, patients presented with ordinary [[smallpox]] | In 90% of the cases, patients presented with ordinary [[smallpox]]. Commonly there a family a family member or close contact with the disease. Ordinary smallpox progresses according to the following periods: | ||
* Incubation | * Incubation | ||
* Prodrome | * Prodrome |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
History
In 90% of the cases, patients presented with ordinary smallpox. Commonly there a family a family member or close contact with the disease. Ordinary smallpox progresses according to the following periods:
- Incubation
- Prodrome
- Early rash
- Postular rash
- Pustules and scabs
- Resolving scabs
- Scabs resolved
Common Symptoms
- Initially in the mouth, that evolves into sores
- Followed by skin rash