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 ...

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 ...