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Is smallpox infectious or noninfectious?
Smallpox is an infectious disease caused by the variola virus. It is highly contagious and can spread through respiratory droplets, contact with infectious bodily fluids, or contaminated objects.
The name of three infectious diseases?
Measles, smallpox, ebola.
Identify one of the stages of smallpox when an infected patient is considered infectious?
incubation
What are New york state laws regarding a mandatory report of infectious disease of smallpox?
If smallpox were to break out anywhere, it has to be reported. It's to dangerous not to be!
Are mumps eradicated?
No, the only infectious disease to have been completely eradicated by a coordinated vaccination program is smallpox.
What diseases did prospectors face in the Klondike gold rush?
Infectious diseases such as measles, pneumonia, smallpox and typhoid fever
Is measles and smallpox the same?
No, measles and smallpox are two different infectious diseases caused by different viruses. Measles is caused by the measles virus (MeV), while smallpox is caused by the variola virus. Both diseases can be prevented through vaccination, but they have different symptoms and levels of severity.
What terrible disease caused an epidemic which killed over 3000 people in Montreal in 1885?
The epidemic was caused by smallpox, a highly contagious and deadly infectious disease. Smallpox is characterized by fever, rash, and the development of fluid-filled blisters on the skin. Vaccination campaigns were crucial in controlling and eventually eradicating smallpox globally.
Is smallpox a latent viruses?
Smallpox is the name of an infectious disease caused by a virus called variola virus, a member of the genus Orthopoxvirus, in the Poxviridae family.
In what order does smallpox work?
It doesn't. It is the only human infectious diseas known to have been completely eradicated by mankind. The last known cases were in 1978.
What is sledgehammer smallpox?
A very severe and quickly fatal form called "sledgehammer smallpox,".results in massive, uncontrollable bleeding (hemorrhage) from the skin lesions.from the mouth, nose, and other areas. very infectious and usually fatal five to seven days after onset
What is meant by smallpox?
Small pox is a very serious infectious disease. It is not seen very ofter here in the US. It used to be required as a vaccine but no longer is. It could be used in a bio-terrorist attack.
