- Smallpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
Smallpox is an acute contagious disease caused by the variola virus, a member of the orthopoxvirus family It was one of the most devastating diseases known to humanity and caused millions of deaths before it was eradicated It is believed to have existed for at least 3000 years The smallpox vaccine, created by Edward Jenner in 1796, was the first successful vaccine to be developed He
- Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mpox (previously known as monkeypox) is a viral disease caused by an orthopoxvirus called monkeypox virus It spreads mainly through close contact with someone who has mpox, causing a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever It can make people very sick and leave scars
- Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on mpox: includes key facts, definition, outbreaks, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, WHO response
- Smallpox: posters - World Health Organization (WHO)
Smallpox and chickenpox Poster showing the stages of rash for both smallpox and chickenpox The poster was prepared in 1970 to help newly recruited staff to recognize the differences between the rashes for each disease The text and drawings at the bottom give simple guidance to distinguish the signs and symptoms of smallpox from those of
- Smallpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
Smallpox is an ancient disease caused by the variola virus Early symptoms include high fever and fatigue The virus then produces a characteristic rash, particularly on the face, arms and legs The resulting spots become filled with clear fluid and later, pus, and then form a crust, which eventually dries up and falls off
- History of smallpox vaccination - World Health Organization (WHO)
One of the deadliest diseases known to humans, smallpox remains the only human disease to have been eradicated Many believe this achievement to be the most significant milestone in global public health
- Smallpox: surveillance - World Health Organization (WHO)
A "smallpox detective" interviews a child while following the trail of infection and outbreak, Ethiopia, 1972 A woman shows her vaccination scar to an army medical unit, former Yugoslavia, 1972 Dr Henderson, chief of the Smallpox Eradication Unit, and a local health worker check the vaccination scars on a child, Ethiopia, 1975
- Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
Are people who are immunosuppressed at higher risk of developing severe mpox (including people living with HIV)?
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