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==Overview==
==Overview==
Today people who work in laboratories with the [[smallpox virus|virus]] are at risk of contracting [[smallpox]]. Before eradication, risk factors included: physical contact with a patient with the disease, contact with contaminated body fluids, and exposure to contaminated aerosolized particles.  
People who work in laboratories with the [[smallpox virus|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.<ref name=CDC>{{cite web | title = Smallpox disease overview | url = http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/overview/disease-facts.asp }}</ref>


==Risk Factors==
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*Direct contact with contaminated surfaces
*Direct contact with contaminated surfaces


*Exposure to [[aerosolized]] particles from someone with smallpox
*Exposure to aerosolized particles from someone with smallpox


===Present===
===Present===
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[[Category:Pediatrics]]
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[[Category:Smallpox]]
[[Category:Smallpox]]

Latest revision as of 19:05, 18 September 2017

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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.[1]

Risk Factors

Prior to Eradication

  • Physical contact with someone with smallpox
  • Direct contact with contaminated surfaces
  • Exposure to aerosolized particles from someone with smallpox

Present

  • Laboratory work with the virus

References

  1. "Smallpox disease overview".

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