5/21/2023 0 Comments Diagnosis from the new york times![]() ![]() Smallpox spreads from contact with infected persons. However, given the threat of bioterrorism since September 11, 2001, it is considered a disease that could be intentionally released during a bioterrorist attack. The last occurrence of the disease in the United States was in 1949. ![]() The last naturally occurring case of smallpox occurred in Somalia in 1977 and the World Health Organization has considered the disease eradicated since 1979. Smallpox is an acute, contagious and sometimes fatal disease caused by the variola virus and marked by fever and a distinctive progressive skin rash. ![]() Last Reviewed: October 2011 What is smallpox? All Health Care Professionals & Patient Safety.Clinical Guidelines, Standards & Quality of Care.Health & Safety in the Home, Workplace & Outdoors.Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce Records. ![]()
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