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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) | |||
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[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
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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
Historical Perspective
Eradication | Post-Eradication
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Smallpox from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
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)