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Smallpox lesions Smallpox is a contagious disease caused by a virus. Smallpox virus has been eradicated worldwide through successful vaccination and treatment programs, and now exists only as a stored virus in a few research centers. Symptoms include a severe rash (which leaves scars), fever, headache, vomiting and diarrhea.
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| Review Date: 8/17/2004 12:00:00 AM
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team
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