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==Overview==
==Overview==
Smallpox is a [[contagious]] [[disease]] and contact with an infected individual could cause smallpox infection. It is also possible to acquire the infection through an airborne release of the smallpox [[virus]].
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.  


==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==
===Prior to Eradication===
===Prior to Eradication===


*Prolonged [[face]]-to-face contact with someone who has smallpox (usually someone who already has a smallpox [[rash]]).
*Physical contact with someone with smallpox
**This was how most people became infected with smallpox in the past. However, a person can be exposed to someone who has smallpox and not become infected.


*Direct contact with infected [[bodily fluids]] or an object such as bedding or clothing that has the [[virus]] on it.
*Direct contact with infected [[bodily fluids]]


*Exposure to an [[aerosol]] release of smallpox (the virus is put in the air).
*Direct contact with contaminated surfaces
**On rare occasions in the past, smallpox was spread by virus carried in the air in enclosed places such as buildings, buses, and trains. The smallpox virus is not strong and is killed by sunlight and heat. In lab experiments, 90% of aerosolized smallpox virus dies within 24 hours; in the presence of sunlight, this percentage would be even greater.
 
*Exposure to [[aerosolized]] particles from someone with smallpox


===Present===
===Present===

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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

Today people who work in laboratories with the 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.

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

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