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AAP Supports 'Ring Vaccination' in Case of Smallpox Outbreak Description: American Academy of Pediatricians policy statement supporting vaccinating only contacts of any future smallpox cases, given the currently low risk of widescale bioterrorist attacks and the potential for bad reactions. (aap.org) |
CDC - Smallpox Information Description: guide to smallpox including basic facts, history, vaccination facts, treament information, and other reference materials (bt.cdc.gov) |
Edward Jenner Description: Exhibit marking his first experimental vaccination against the disease. (sc.edu) |
eMedicine - Smallpox Description: Dr. Christopher Hogan offers a review of smallpox symptoms, vaccine history, mortality statistics, and vaccination options. Includes pictures of smallpox infection in affected adults and infants. (emedicine.com) |
eMedicine Health - Smallpox Description: Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this disorder, also called variola. (emedicinehealth.com) |
LearnWell Online Course Description: A short course for nursing continuing education on smallpox. (learnwell.org) |
MedlinePlus: Smallpox Description: Directory of articles, news, and factsheets. (nlm.nih.gov) |
Smallpox Description: Information about history, pathology, treatment, prevention, eradication with references. (seercom.com) |
Smallpox Description: By Whale: A look at this diseases severity and infectiousness, vaccine damage and failures and links to articles. (whale.to) |
Smallpox - Center for Biosecurity of UPMC Description: Discusses the use of the organism as a weapon in biological warfare. (upmc-biosecurity.org) |
Smallpox - Texas Department of Health Description: Fact sheet and reporting information, with other resources for smallpox/variola. (tdh.state.tx.us) |
Smallpox Information Center Description: A focused selection of information to help the general public understand the issues with this disease. (smallpox.phages.org) |
SmallPox News Description: Information and suggestions for Public Health response and planning for smallpox. Explanations and description of vaccinia (live virus) inoculation. (vex.net) |
Smallpox Virus Illustrations Description: Computer graphic illustrations of the smallpox virus showing its external appearance, internal structure and life cycle. (rkm.com.au) |
Smallpox: Clinical and Epidemiologic Features Description: Describes in detail the disease characteristics. (cdc.gov) |
The Demon in the Freezer Description: The story of how smallpox, a disease of officially eradicated became the biggest bioterrorist threat we now face. (cryptome.org) |
UN's smallpox terror alert Description: The relation of smallpox with terrorism and terrorist attacks. (terrorismfiles.org) |