16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Free online access (without registration) to excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Smallpox are available from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Smallpox.
Here are chapters about Smallpox from the online medical books listed above:
... Monkeypox is a rare viral disease identified mostly in the rainforest countries of central and west Africa. The virus was originally discovered in laboratory monkeys in 1958. It was later recovered from an African squirrel, which was thought to be the natural host. It may also... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Varicella, commonly known as chickenpox, is a common, acute, and highly contagious infection caused by the herpesvirus varicella-zoster, the same virus that, in its latent stage, causes herpes zoster (shingles). Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Variola, or smallpox, was an acute, highly contagious infectious disease caused by the poxvirus variola. After a global eradication program, the World Health Organization pronounced smallpox eradicated on October 26, 1979, 2 years after the last naturally occurring case was... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Varicella, also called chickenpox, is a common, acute, and highly contagious infection caused by the herpesvirus varicella-zoster (V-Z), the same virus that, in its latent stage, causes herpes zoster (shingles). It can occur at any age, but... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Variola, or smallpox, is an acute, highly contagious infectious disease caused by the poxvirus variola. After a global eradication program, the World Health Organization pronounced it eradicated on October 26, 1979, 2 years after the last naturally occurring case was reported in... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... READ EXCERPTS »
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