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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

People who work in laboratories with the virus are at risk of contracting smallpox. Before its eradication, risk factors for developing smallpox included: physical contact with a patient with the disease, contact with contaminated body fluids, and exposure to contaminated aerosolized particles.

Risk Factors

Prior to Eradication

• Physical contact with someone with smallpox

• Direct contact with infected bodily fluids

• Direct contact with contaminated surfaces

• Exposure to aerosolized particles from someone with smallpox

Present

• Laboratory work with the virus