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  Name        = Smallpox |
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'''For patient information click [[{{PAGENAME}} (patient information)|here]]'''
'''For patient information click [[{{PAGENAME}} (patient information)|here]]'''


{{Infobox Disease |
  Name        = Smallpox |
  Image      = smallpox.jpg |
  Caption    = A child infected with smallpox |
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{{Taxobox | color=violet
| name = ''Variola virus (Smallpox)''
| virus_group = i
| familia = ''[[Poxviridae]]''
| genus = ''[[Orthopoxvirus]]''
| species = '''''Variola vera'''''}}
{{Smallpox}}
{{Smallpox}}
{{CMG}}
{{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{MJM}} {{JS}}
{{MJM}}


{{SK}} Variola.
{{SK}} Variola, Variola vera


==[[Smallpox overview|Overview]]==
==[[Smallpox overview|Overview]]==


==[[Smallpox historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]==
==[[Smallpox Historical Perspective|Historical Perspective]]==
[[Smallpox eradication|Eradication]] | [[Smallpox post eradication|Post-Eradication]]


==[[Smallpox pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==
==[[Smallpox pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==
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==[[Smallpox epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]==
==[[Smallpox epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]==
[[Smallpox eradication|Eradication]] | [[Smallpox post eradication|Post-eradication]]


==[[Smallpox risk factors|Risk Factors]]==
==[[Smallpox risk factors|Risk Factors]]==
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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
[[Smallpox history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Smallpox physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Smallpox laboratory tests|Laboratory Findings]]
[[Smallpox diagnostic criteria|Diagnostic Criteria]] | [[Smallpox history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Smallpox physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Smallpox laboratory tests|Laboratory Findings]]


==Treatment==
==Treatment==
[[Smallpox medical therapy|Medical therapy]] | [[Smallpox primary prevention|Primary prevention]]  | [[Smallpox outbreak prevention|Outbreak prevention]] | [[Smallpox cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Smallpox future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]
[[Smallpox medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Smallpox primary prevention|Primary Prevention]]  | [[Smallpox outbreak prevention|Outbreak Prevention]] | [[Smallpox cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Smallpox future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]


==Case Studies==
==Case Studies==
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* [[Medieval demography]]
* [[Medieval demography]]
* [[Polio#Eradication|Polio]]
* [[Polio#Eradication|Polio]]
==[[Smallpox further reading|Further reading]]==


==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.afip.org/Departments/infectious/sp/text/1_1.htm Smallpox summary by AFIP (Armed Forces Institute of Pathology)]
* [http://www.logicalimages.com/resourcesBTAgents.htm Bioterrorism Category A Agents—Information Resources]
* [http://www.smallpoxbiosafety.org/ Smallpox Biosafety] The Genetic Engineering of Smallpox: WHO’s Retreat from the Eradication of Smallpox Virus
* [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]]
* [http://cryptome.org/smallpox-wmd.htm Smallpox as a potential WMD].


=== General Information ===
=== General Information ===
* [http://www.vrc.nih.gov Vaccine Research Center (VRC)] - Information concerning vaccine research studies
* [http://www.vrc.nih.gov Vaccine Research Center (VRC)] - Information concerning vaccine research studies
=== Images ===
* [http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/atlassearch1.htm?appSession=108815523085552 Photographs of smallpox patients]
* [http://www.logicalimages.com/resourcesBTAgentsSmallpox.htm Smallpox Images and Diagnosis Synopsis]


=== Smallpox in history ===
=== Smallpox in history ===
* [http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/smallpox/ WHO.int]—‘Smallpox: Historical significance,’ [[World Health Organization]] (WHO)
* [http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/smallpox/ WHO.int]—‘Smallpox: Historical significance,’ [[World Health Organization]] (WHO)
* [http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/ilej/image1.pl?item=page&seq=9&size=1&id=gm.1750.12.x.20.x.x.u96 Inoculation for the Small-Pox defended]—1750 article from Gentleman's Magazine
* [http://www.hist.umn.edu/~rmccaa/aha2004/whypox.htm? Why Blame Smallpox?] Small pox in ancient Peru
* [http://www.smallpoxhistory.ucl.ac.uk/ History of Smallpox in South Asia]
* [http://www.hinduwisdom.info/Hindu_Culture2.htm Small pox history in India]


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Latest revision as of 14:41, 11 June 2022

Smallpox
Maculopapular rash in smallpox.Adapted from Public Health Image Library (PHIL), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[1]


This page is about clinical aspects of the disease.  For microbiologic aspects of the causative organism(s), see Smallpox virus.

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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

Case Studies

Related Chapters

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Smallpox in history

References

  1. "Public Health Image Library (PHIL), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention".