Smallpox is caused by infection with variola virus. After infection, the virus divides inside your body (initially in the lymph..
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Smallpox is a contagious viral illness caused due to variola virus. It has infected human beings for thousands of years and can be a disfiguring..
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Incubation period is defined as the time from being infected to the appearance of symptoms. After becoming infected with the variola virus (the virus..
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The disease has been eradicated so it is highly unlikely that you have smallpox. But due to the threat of its use as biological warfare or accidental exposure to the virus..
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Smallpox is a highly contagious viral illness which has had devastating effect on human health throughout history. The disease has been eradicated by the intense global immunization..
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Smallpox has been eradicated and naturally occurring smallpox has not been reported since 1977. If you believe that you may have been exposed to smallpox;..
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Smallpox has been eradicated by the intense global immunization campaign and the last naturally occurring case of smallpox was reported in 1977. Currently people..
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Risk of naturally occurring smallpox is not there as the disease has been eradicated by the intense global immunization campaign and the last naturally occurring case of smallpox..
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There is no treatment for smallpox once a person contracts the disease. Treatment includes medications to relieve the symptoms of cold and flu in the disease, supportive therapy..
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The first symptoms of smallpox after infection with the virus usually occur after 12 to 14 days (the usual duration of incubation period). During the incubation..
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