Smallpox

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CDC - Smallpox Information - Guide to the disease including basic facts, history, vaccination facts, treatment information, and other reference materials

The Demon in the Freezer - The story of how smallpox, a disease of officially eradicated became the biggest bioterrorist threat we now face.

Edward Jenner - Exhibit marking his first experimental vaccination against the disease.

eMedicine - Smallpox - Dr. Christopher Hogan offers a review of smallpox symptoms, vaccine history, mortality statistics, and vaccination options. Includes pictures of smallpox infection in affected adults and infants.

eMedicine Health - Smallpox - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this disorder, also called variola.

LearnWell Online Course - A short course for nursing continuing education on smallpox.

MedlinePlus: Smallpox - Directory of articles, news, and factsheets.

Smallpox - By Whale: A look at this diseases severity and infectiousness, vaccine damage and failures and links to articles.

Smallpox - Texas Department of Health - Fact sheet and reporting information, with other resources for smallpox/variola.

Smallpox: Clinical and Epidemiologic Features - Describes in detail the disease characteristics.

Smallpox Information Center - A focused selection of information to help the general public understand the issues with this disease.

SmallPox News - Information and suggestions for Public Health response and planning for smallpox. Explanations and description of vaccinia (live virus) inoculation.

Smallpox Virus Illustrations - Computer graphic illustrations of the smallpox virus showing its external appearance, internal structure and life cycle.

UN's smallpox terror alert - The relation of smallpox with terrorism and terrorist attacks. (October 22, 2001)