Smallpox (cont.)Medical Author:
Christopher J Hogan, MD
Coauthor:
Fred Harchelroad, MD, FACMT
Coauthor:
Thomas W McGovern, MD
Medical Editor:
Jerry L Mothershead, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Raymond J Roberge, MD, MPH, FAAEM, FACMT
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Smallpox is an acute contagious disease caused by the variola virus (Poxvirus variolae), a member of the Poxviridae family of the genus Orthopoxvirus.
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