Small+Pox

 Smallpox (  //  Variola Major   //  ) ﻿ ** What causes it? How is it transmitted? ** Smallpox is caused when the //Variola Major// Virus, which is caught from another person if they have: __ Smallpox Symptoms __ Smallpox has various symptoms, the symptoms occur when you have been infected for 12 to 14 days. The symptoms that may occur are: __ How Long Does Smallpox Last? __ Smallpox lasts for about 2 weeks. However, the symptoms also last for about 2 weeks, so you'll have small pox for about 4 weeks. __ Is Smallpox deadly? __ Smallpox was deadly until in 1956, when the World Health Organization implemented a global vaccination campaign. By 1967 the program was showing its effect. In 1971, Smallpox was eradicated in the Western Hemisphere. The routine vaccination in the US finished in 1972, and the rest of the world in the early 1980's. The last case of natural Smallpox was recorded in 1977. In 1979, the World Health Organization declared that Smallpox was extinct.
 * Face to face contact
 * Contact with infected fluids or contaminated objects
 * Through the air
 * What are the symptoms? How long does it last? Is it deadly? **
 * Backache
 * High Temperature
 * Pink Rash, turns into sores and becomes crusty after day 8
 * Vomiting
 * Severe headache
 * Excessive bleeding



Smallpox can not be cured with medications, however there you might want to get vaccinated, but it is unlikely that there is going to be a smallpox outbreak. The vaccine gets injected within 1-4 days of contact with the virus. The vaccination leaves a small scar, on your upper arm.
 * Can it be cured? If so how? If not, is there any way that we can treat it? **

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Author: Arianna Talas 9.2