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Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) is a highly contagious disease unique to humans. It is caused by two virus variants called Variola major and Variola minor. V. major is the more deadly form, with a typical mortality of 20-40 percent of those infected. The other type, V. minor, only kills 1% of its victims. Many survivors are left blind in one or both eyes from corneal ulcerations, and persistent skin scarring - pockmarks - is nearly universal. ...
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An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign organism. An infection is, in effect, a war in which the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host/'s resources in order to multiply at the expense of the host. The infecting organism, or pathogen, interferes with the normal functioning and perhaps the survival of the host. Colloquially, a pathogen is usually considered a microscopic organism though the definition is broader, including bacteria, parasites, fungi, vir...
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Smallpox as related to Infections
- Smallpox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- CDC Smallpox | Infection Control
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- WHO | Smallpox
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- Smallpox - MSN Encarta
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- What Is Smallpox?
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- Smallpox - Definition, Description, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis ...
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- CIDRAP >> Smallpox
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- (D2OL)™ - Pathogens - Smallpox
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- Biological Weapons
... before he did, by offering them gifts of clothing infested with smallpox pus. ... and members of the media, resulting in more than 20 infections and four deaths. ...
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