Smallpox

Do you know the kind of disease like the picture inside? We can call this disease as Smallpox. First, we should know about Smallpox. Smallpox is an acute, contagious, and sometimes fatal disease caused by an orthopoxvirus and marked by fever and a distinctive progressive skin rash. Smallpox normally spreads from contact with infected persons.

The symptoms of smallpox begin with high fever, head and body aches, and sometimes vomiting. A rash follows that spreads and progresses to raised bumps and pus-filled blisters that crust, scab, and fall off after about three weeks, leaving a pitted scar. Smallpox can be prevented through use of the smallpox vaccine, even if the vaccine is given within three days after exposure to smallpox. The vaccine, such as intravenous fluids, medicine to control fever or pain and antibiotics for any secondary bacterial infections that may occur.