Smallpox & Other Orthopoxvirus-Associated Infections
Infectious Agent
Smallpox is caused by variola virus, genus Orthopoxvirus . Other members of this genus that can infect humans are vaccinia virus, monkeypox virus, and cowpox virus. In 1980, the World Health Organization officially declared the worldwide eradication of smallpox.
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Citation
Brunette, Gary W., editor. "Smallpox & Other Orthopoxvirus-Associated Infections." CDC Yellow Book, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018. Relief Central, relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204138/all/Smallpox_&_Other_Orthopoxvirus_Associated_Infections.
Smallpox & Other Orthopoxvirus-Associated Infections. In: Brunette GWG, ed. CDC Yellow Book. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2018. https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204138/all/Smallpox_&_Other_Orthopoxvirus_Associated_Infections. Accessed November 17, 2024.
Smallpox & Other Orthopoxvirus-Associated Infections. (2018). In Brunette, G. W. (Ed.), CDC Yellow Book. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204138/all/Smallpox_&_Other_Orthopoxvirus_Associated_Infections
Smallpox & Other Orthopoxvirus-Associated Infections [Internet]. In: Brunette GWG, editors. CDC Yellow Book. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2018. [cited 2024 November 17]. Available from: https://relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/cdc-yellow-book/204138/all/Smallpox_&_Other_Orthopoxvirus_Associated_Infections.
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