The variola virus causes smallpox. There are two forms of the virus. The more dangerous form, variola major, led to a form of smallpox that killed about 30% of people who were infected. Variola minor caused a less deadly type that killed about 1% of those who got it. Two forms of...
Vaccination helps to prevent infection in people who are exposed or at immediate risk of exposure and can be effective even when given 3 to 4 days after exposure. Hospitalization and isolation of the infected person and vaccination of those who have had close direct contact with that person, pa...
Dr. del Rio:I know of a patient who decided to get vaccinated despite the fact that he is HIV-infected. He's on therapy and is doing well with a CD4 count of more than 400 cells/mm3. He developed a fairly significant local reaction: His arm became quite swollen, but other than that...
If infected with the chickenpox virus, why do we have the virus for life after being vaccinated? How do interferons prevent viral infection? How are vaccines used in the prevention of disease? How do they work? Describe how Chicken Pox infects and what does it do t...
Anyone can be infected by the mpox virus3; however, since 2022, most cases in the US have been among at-risk groups7,9 Photo credit: UK Health Security Agency10 The ACIP recommends mpox vaccination for all at-risk individuals aged ...
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Anyone can be infected by the mpox virus3; however, since 2022, most cases in the US have been among at-risk groups7,9 Photo credit: UK Health Security Agency10 The ACIP recommends mpox vaccination for all at-risk individuals aged ...
Each case of smallpox arose from close contact with another case of thedisease, usually by inhalation of virus that had been expelled in the breath or saliva droplets of an infected person. Despite the hardiness of the variola virus, smallpox was not a highly infectious disease; infected pers...
The variola virus causes smallpox. There are two forms of the virus. The more dangerous form, variola major, led to a form of smallpox that killed about 30% of people who were infected. Variola minor caused a less deadly type that killed about 1% of those who got it. ...