Smallpoxwas widespread and had a relatively highmortality rate, making it one of the most deadly of all infectious diseases. Its impact on human civilization cannot be overstated. It also represents the only, hopefully the first, human disease to be eradicated (Fig. 54.2). This was made possi...
Human diseases caused by orthopoxvirus infection, such as smallpox, can be severe and highly significant in terms of mortality and morbidity. Smallpox has figured prominently in shaping critical events throughout human history, and attempts to understand it and to control its impact and spread in...
major – this form is a highly contagious viral disease with a mortality rate of about 30 percent; minor – it is a mild strain, that is very similar to the major form, however, it is only genetically different. Chickenpox Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a viral infection that ca...
Smallpox is an acute infectious disease caused by the variola virus. It is contagious and is spread person-to-person by infected saliva droplets. In an epidemic, its mortality rate for infected, unvaccinated persons is 30%. ... 展开 关键词:...
Continuing mortality and morbidity from smallpox vaccination. “Three cases of cross-infection after smallpox vaccination are described, in two of which the outcome was fatal.” Note: The military and some hospital workers still get vaccinated for this in the U.S. ...
Variola minor-- a milder infection with a mortality rate of less than 1%. The value of any biological weapon is that it serves both a tactical and strategic function: Tactical because it can quickly destroy enemy troops, and disrupts production and distribution of equipment. Friendly troops and...
Smallpox is a high-priority (category A) agent for bioterrorism, defined as follows by the CDC (see the PDF file below): Easily disseminated or transmitted from person to person High mortality rate and potential for significant public health effect Probable instigator of panic and social disru...
and then they are as well as before their inoculation.” However, there was some risk using a live virus. About 3% of those inoculated developed serious smallpox and died. Others spent weeks recovering, but that was preferable to catching smallpox with its mortality rate of 20–40% and sca...
The WA clade was less severe than the CB clade with a case fatality rate of 0% to 6%, whereas the CB clade presented a mortality of 11%, which was higher in children (approximately 17%).25 Recently, a third clade was recognized as a subset of the WA clade. To make the naming ...
Themortality rateof smallpox is as high as 20%–30%. Smallpox was one of the most devastating diseases to mankind.82Thesmallpox viruswas used as a biological weapon in the Soviet Union during the 1980s because it was highly contagious and lethal, making it a Category A biothreat agent....