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7 cze 2016 · Smallpox may be contagious during this phase, but is most contagious during the next 2 stages (early rash and pustular rash and scabs). The first symptoms include: High fever; Head and body aches; Sometimes vomiting; At this time, people are usually too sick to carry on their normal activities.
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Variola virus (the virus that causes smallpox) causes...
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People who cared for smallpox patients and washed their...
- Evaluating Patients for Smallpox
Risk of smallpox is low. If the patient has a febrile...
- Specimen Collection and Transport Guidelines for Suspect Smallpox Cases
Specimen collection from suspected cases of smallpox should...
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Smallpox is a serious, life-threatening disease. There are...
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Medical providers will contact their state health department...
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These symptoms last for two to four days before a rash...
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5 sie 2022 · Smallpox is a serious and often deadly viral infection. It's contagious — meaning it spreads from person to person — and can cause permanent scarring. Sometimes, it causes disfigurement.
What are the symptoms of smallpox? Symptoms of smallpox come in stages and include: High fever. Severe headache. Backache. Stomach pain. Extreme fatigue and weakness. Vomiting. Rash that starts in your mouth and spreads to your face, then to the rest of your body. Sores, then hard pustules that form from the rash.
Early symptoms of smallpox include high fever, fatigue and severe back pain, and less often, abdominal pain and vomiting. Two to 3 days later the virus produces a characteristic rash with bumps full of a clear liquid, which later fill with pus and finally develop a crust that dries and falls off.
28 cze 2016 · Smallpox is an ancient disease caused by the variola virus. Early symptoms include high fever and fatigue. The virus then produces a characteristic rash, particularly on the face, arms and legs.
Symptoms. The classic symptom of smallpox is the rash — these are pustules covering a patient's entire body. After being infected with the variola virus, patients usually have no symptoms for 10–14 days (which is called the incubation period) followed by symptoms like a fever and headache — which resemble a common cold — for 2–3 days.
7 cze 2016 · People who had smallpox had a fever and a distinctive, progressive skin rash. Most people with smallpox recovered, but about 3 out of every 10 people with the disease died. Many smallpox survivors have permanent scars over large areas of their body, especially their faces. Some are left blind.
