Smallpox What is Smallpox Smallpox is an infectious disease unique to humans caused by either of two virus variants Variola major and Variola minor How is it spread Bodily fluids Skin to skin contact ID: 405191
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By Abigail Renteria , Adam Roberts , Tracy Jenner , Jenna Whalen
Smallpox Slide2
What is Smallpox
Smallpox
is
an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor.Slide3
How is it spread
Bodily fluids
Skin to skin contact
Soiled garments Slide4
whom it affected
Largest outbreak was in Europe
Smallpox is no longer a disease in the United
States
Last case in the United States was in 1949Last case in the world was in 1977Slide5
Health Detriment's
No access to health care
No employmentLow income or no incomeBad living environmentsSlide6
What are the symptoms
Symptoms of smallpox include :
Fatigue
High fever Body ache Mouth sores
Occasional vomitingSkin rash Excessive bleeding Slide7
Exams/ Tests
Dic
panel (Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.) Platelet count White blood cell count Slide8
Treatment/prevention
Types of treatments :
Intravenous fluids
Medication to control fever or pain
Antibiotics to prevent secondary infections from bacteria
Good Nursing care
Types of preventions :
Vaccine
To make the vaccination it
costs the government 3 dollars.The cost for a vaccination can be 25 to 200 dollarsSlide9
Smallpox cases from 1920-2010Slide10
Works cited
1.(A–Z
), A. T. (
n.d.
). What is Smallpox?. Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved May 7, 2013, from http://
my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/smallpox/hic_what_is_smallpox.aspx
2.Smallpox
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n.d.). KidsHealth - the Web's most visited site about children's health. Retrieved May 7, 2013, from http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/skin_rashes/smallpox.html 3. Smallpox - National Library of Medicine - PubMed Health. (n.d.). National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved May 7, 2013, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth