Home > Medicine > Diseases and Conditions > Pathology

Research topic:smallpox

A smallpox victim. Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)

Pictures from Google Image Search

Find more facts and information on our topic page about smallpox

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O119-Vaccinations.html" title="Facts and information about Vaccinations">Vaccinations</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Vaccinations

The Oxford Companion to United States History | 2001 | | Â© The Oxford Companion to United States History 2001, originally published by Oxford University Press 2001. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Vaccinations. See Smallpox.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

Paul S. Boyer. "Vaccinations." The Oxford Companion to United States History. Oxford University Press. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 6 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

Paul S. Boyer. "Vaccinations." The Oxford Companion to United States History. Oxford University Press. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (December 6, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O119-Vaccinations.html

Paul S. Boyer. "Vaccinations." The Oxford Companion to United States History. Oxford University Press. 2001. Retrieved December 06, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O119-Vaccinations.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	Smallpox vaccine. Magazine article from: Pediatrics; 10/1/2002; 700+ words ; ...globulin; AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics. SMALLPOX: THE DISEASE Smallpox is a highly contagious infection caused by the...Orthopoxvirus. As recently as 1967, millions of smallpox cases per year were reported in Asia and Africa...
	Smallpox vaccine in flux for doctors. (Risks now Outweigh Benefits).(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News; 7/15/2002; ; 700+ words ; ATLANTA -- The risk of exposure to smallpox is too small--and the risk posed by...meeting. In the absence of an act of smallpox biorerrorism, ACIP advised against vaccinating...physicians other than those on designated "smallpox response teams and selected health care...
	SMALLPOX VACCINATION PLAN:ANTHONY S. FAUCI, M.D. Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 1/30/2003; 700+ words ; ...the implementation of the President' s smallpox vaccination plan, which is intended...American people against the threat of a smallpox attack. Because of the long-standing...reemerging infectious diseases, including smallpox and other potential bioterror agents...
	SMALLPOX VACCINATION TRAINING BEGINS HEALTH OFFICIALS HERE BRIEFED ON BUSH PLAN.(LOCAL/STATE) Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 1/16/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...CORRECTION: In a story Thursday about smallpox, Dane County Public Health Administrator Gary...he was quoted as saying a person getting the smallpox vaccine could transmit smallpox. Johnson is not a physician, and he said there...
	SMALLPOX VACCINATION PLAN Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 1/30/2003; 700+ words ; ...is prepared in the event of an attack using smallpox virus as a weapon. THE DISEASE Smallpox is a serious, contagious, and sometimes...disease. There is no specific treatment for smallpox disease. Prevention strategies involve vaccination...
	Distinguishing smallpox from other infections: An unpleasant primer. (ID Consult). Magazine article from: Pediatric News; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...pox might be next. We stopped giving smallpox vaccine to children in 1971. Immunity...trouble if terrorists turned to the deadly smallpox virus. Unless you've got your radar way up, smallpox early in its course is easy to confuse...
	Smallpox: Most Lethal Biological Threat. (Roa National Security Report).(war on terrorism, United States) Magazine article from: The Officer; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; Smallpox is a complex virus that was thought to...humans in 1979. Despite its eradication, smallpox remains by far the largest historical...mankind. In the 20th century alone, smallpox killed more than 300 million people...
	Smallpox Vaccine ACAM2000 Completes Phase I Trial. PR Newswire; 3/11/2003; 700+ words ; ...has completed a Phase I trial of its smallpox vaccine, ACAM2000. The trial assessed...not previously been inoculated against smallpox. All 100 subjects in the open-label...protective immunogenicity in the case of smallpox vaccination is the development of a pock...
	Smallpox: Most lethal biological threat Magazine article from: The Officer; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ROA NATIONAL SECURITY REPORT Smallpox is a complex virus that was thought...1979. Despite its eradication, smallpox remains by far the largest historical...mankind. In the 20th century alone, smallpox killed more than 300 million people...
	Smallpox vaccine policy: the national debate. (Health Policy Update).(dangers of smallpox as biological weapon trigger vaccination policy debate) Magazine article from: Physician Executive; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Recent concern about the criminal use of smallpox as a biological weapon stimulated discussion about rein-stituting a national smallpox vaccination program. There is general...protect the American people from harm by a smallpox attack. A disease from the past Smallpox...

For more facts and information, see all related premium articles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

	Smallpox Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology Smallpox Smallpox is an infection caused by the variola virus , a member of the poxvirus family. Throughout history, smallpox has caused huge epidemics resulting in great suffering and enormous...
	Smallpox Vaccine Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security Smallpox Vaccine █ BRIAN HOYLE Smallpox, or variola major, is a highly contagious disease that is caused by the variola virus. The name smallpox comes from the Latin word for spotted. A visual hallmark...
	Smallpox: Eradication, Storage, and Potential Use as a Bacteriological Weapon Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology Smallpox: eradication, storage, and potential...bacteriological weapon Historically, smallpox was one of the most feared diseases in...certified the global eradication of smallpox infection in 1980. There has not been...
	Smallpox Vaccination Book article from: American Eras Smallpox Vaccination The Scourge . Smallpox was a deadly fact of life in early America, just as it had...and nothing could be done about it except to fast and pray: smallpox was God ’ s punishment. Early Immunization . One...
	Smallpox and Revolution Book article from: American Eras Smallpox and Revolution Dreaded Disease. Before the nineteenth century smallpox swept eastern North America in recurrent epidemics...to the southern half of the eastern seaboard, smallpox could break out anywhere. For any early American...