Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Smallpox (Variola virus)

The disease

WHO Fact Sheet on Smallpox. [WHO]

Smallpox fact sheet. Smallpox overview [CDC-PHEPR]

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions and answers on smallpox. 26 October 2001 [WHO-CSR]

Epidemiology

Notice to readers: 25th anniversary of the last case of naturally acquired smallpox. MMWR. October 25, 2002. Vol. 51, Issue 42.

Other links

Smallpox. CDR Weekly [HPA - UK]

WHO slide set on the diagnosis of smallpox (24 October 2001) [WHO]

Smallpox information [CDC information, journal articles, smallpox photos, vaccine information, resources for providers parents] [IAC]

Rare books on plague, smallpox and epidemiology [WHO-LINK]

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