Smallpox

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Smallpox
A child infected with smallpox

Variola virus (Smallpox)
Virus classification
Group: Group I (dsDNA) Family: Poxviridae Genus: Orthopoxvirus Species: Variola vera

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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
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Case Studies
Smallpox On the Web
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Ongoing Trials at Clinical Trials.gov
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FDA on Smallpox
CDC on Smallpox
Smallpox in the news
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Directions to Hospitals Treating Smallpox
Risk calculators and risk factors for Smallpox

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Michael Maddaleni, B.S.

Synonyms and keywords: Variola.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Eradication | Post-eradication

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings

Treatment

Medical therapy | Primary prevention | Outbreak prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

Case Studies

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)
• Inoculation for the Small-Pox defended—1750 article from Gentleman's Magazine
• Why Blame Smallpox? Small pox in ancient Peru
• History of Smallpox in South Asia
• Small pox history in India