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Theory
Of
Smallpox
By : Jonea Jackson,
Jahmeen Ansley-King,
Niesha Faison, &
Nadir Branch

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the face, arms, & legs.

It is a virus also known
as Variola
Before it was
eradicated in 1980,
smallpox infections
affected as many as
15 million people a
year
Although nobody got
infected by smallpox
in over 50 years
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Symptoms Of Smallpox
Disease
High Fever
Chills
Headache
Severe Back Pain
Abdominal Pain
Vomiting
Rash
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Death

Causes Of Smallpox Disease

Smallpox was an infection that was caused by
the virus called Variola Virus.
Smallpox virus is passed on from one person
to another through inhalation of air droplets
or aerosis.
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How Smallpox Is Transmitted

Breathing in the virus from a cough, sneeze or saliva of someone with
smallpox.
Touching skin that has smallpox blisters
Touching contaminated body fluids or objects such as bedding or clothing
Breathing in the virus in a room, bus, or train shared with someone who has
smallpox
Sharing a razor, tableware, or a toothbrush with someone who has
smallpox
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Treatments Of Smallpox
Theres no treatment or cure for
smallpox. A vaccine can prevent it , but
the vaccines side effects risk is too high
to justify routine vaccination for people
at low risk of exposure.

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Relevant Facts
Insects & animals do not transmit smallpox.
The incubation period is about 12 days
following exposure. Subjects are not
contagious at this time.
Majority of patients with smallpox recover, but
death occurs in up to 30% of cases.
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Vocabulary / Important Words

Variola - generation of gas in the tissue
Contagious- capable of being transmitted from one another
Vaccine- treatment of infectious diseases
Transmission- transfer of a disease from one another
Contamination- desposition of radioactive material in a place where it is not
desired
Virus- an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a
protein coat
JoneaInhalation-

the action of inhaling or breathing in

Sources
http:www.bt.gov/agent/smallpox/overview-facts.asp
http://www.who.int/topics/smallpox/en/

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The End