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Smallpox

Smallpox is a disease caused by the Variola major virus. Some experts say that over the centuries it has killed more people than all other infectious diseases combined. Worldwide vaccination stopped the spread of smallpox three decades ago. The last case was reported in 1977. Two research labs still keep small amounts of the virus. Experts fear bioterrorists could use the virus to spread disease.

Smallpox spreads very easily from person to person. Symptoms are flu-like. They include:

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  1. Smallpox (National Library of Medicine)  
    Smallpox is a disease caused by the Variola major virus. Some experts say that over the centuries ... diseases combined. Worldwide vaccination stopped the spread of smallpox three decades ago. The last case was reported ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/smallpox.html - Health Topics
  2. Smallpox 
    Smallpox is a serious disease that is easily passed from person to person (contagious). It is caused ... Smallpox spreads from one person to another from saliva droplets. It may also be spread from bed ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001356.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Smallpox/monkeypox vaccine (JYNNEOS) - what you need to know 
    ... is taken in its entirety from the CDC Smallpox/Monkeypox Vaccine Information Statement (VIS): www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/smallpox-monkeypox.html . Page last updated November 14, 2022.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007786.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Smallpox/Monkeypox Vaccine Information Statement (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    What you need to know about the JYNNEOS Smallpox/Monkeypox Vaccine.
    https://www.cdc.gov/.../vis/vis-statements/smallpox-monkeypox.html - External Health Links
  5. Smallpox lesions (image) 
    Smallpox is a contagious disease caused by a virus. Smallpox virus has been eradicated worldwide through successful vaccination ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19059.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. What Is Smallpox? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    What is Smallpox? ... smallpox, small pox, pocks, poxvirus, bioterrorism, terrorism smallpox vaccine, vaccination, immunization, variola, vaccinia, VIG, smallpox vaccine safety, ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/about/index.html - External Health Links
  7. Questions and Answers on Smallpox (World Health Organization)  
    Smallpox/Start Here ... Smallpox ... World Health Organization
    https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/smallpox - External Health Links
  8. Smallpox/Mpox Vaccine 
    Smallpox/Mpox vaccine is approved by the FDA as a primary (2-dose) series to prevent infection caused by smallpox or mpox vaccine in people 18 years of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a622052.html - Drugs and Supplements
  9. Smallpox Signs and Symptoms (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    smallpox, small pox, pocks, poxvirus, bioterrorism, terrorism smallpox vaccine, vaccination, immunization, variola, vaccinia, VIG, smallpox vaccine safety, ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/symptoms/index.html - External Health Links
  10. Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) -- Smallpox/Monkeypox Vaccine (JYNNEOS): What You Need to Know (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF  
    Smallpox/Patient Handouts ... Smallpox ... Mpox/Patient Handouts ... Mpox ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... PDF
    https://www.cdc.gov/.../vis/vis-statements/smallpox-monkeypox.pdf - External Health Links
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