Smallpox may be contagious during the prodromal period. Appearance of a rash marks the third stage of smallpox; this period lasts from 14 to 17 days. The rash appears as small red dots in the ...

Smallpox, one of the biggest killers in history, is caused by a virus called variola. Variola causes a distinctive rash and is often lethal. The name variola comes from the Latin word for “spotted” ...

But identifying a monkeypox rash isn't always easy ... Symptoms of monkeypox can also be compared with smallpox — a related virus that was declared eradicated in 1980. Like smallpox, monkeypox ...

Written by a French-speaking immunologist and translated into English, the book deals less with the eradication of smallpox than Jenner's contributions to the development of vaccination and the ...

Twelve new mpox vaccination sites have opened across England. Mpox is caused by a virus in the same family as smallpox, ...

In the 20th century alone, an estimated 500 million lives succumbed to smallpox, making it the sole human disease to have been eradicated. However, a new report, the Future State of Smallpox ...

Child with chickenpox rash on day 8. Used with permission from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Color version of figure can be viewed online @www.cdc ...

Monkeypox is a virus that can cause symptoms including fever, aches and presents with a distinctive bumpy rash. It is related to smallpox, but is usually milder, particularly the West African ...