Data on the number of cases for these diseases from the pre-vaccine era is hard to come by, and even the case counts are extremely unreliable. Many estimates suggest that perhaps only 10 percent of ...

Reprinted from Diseases of the Skin and the Eruptive Fevers. [46] Umbilicated smallpox pustules on the arms. Reprinted with permission from Smallpox and Its Eradication. [6] Centri fugal smallpox ...

Classic smallpox lesions Deep-seated, firm/hard, round, well-circumscribed vesicles or pustules; as they evolve, lesions may become umbilicated or confluent. Lesions in same stage of development ...

While similar to smallpox, mpox is generally less severe ... Rash progresses to pustules (pus-filled lesions) before scabbing over. Commonly appears on the face, hands, feet, genitals, and ...

It is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that features the sudden appearance of small, pus-filled blisters (pustules) across large patches of red, inflamed skin. GPP also causes systemic (body ...

General pustular psoriasis (GPP) is a rare form of psoriasis that causes sudden eruptions of pustules over large areas of inflamed skin. These pus-filled blisters can combine and affect large ...

Seven years later, the USSR returned to WHO and quickly proposed a new eradication program aimed at smallpox. The program was approved by the World Health Assembly, but the United States was ...

People with GPP may experience multiple small, pus-filled bumps called pustules that can affect large areas of the body. Severe and sudden flare-ups can cause widespread pustules, itching ...

Written by a French-speaking immunologist and translated into English, the book deals less with the eradication of smallpox than Jenner's contributions to the development of vaccination and the ...

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It belongs to the orthopoxvirus family, which also includes the virus responsible for smallpox. Mpox was originally found in animals (hence the name "monkeypox"), but human infections can occur ...