"Smallpox" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An acute, highly contagious, often fatal infectious disease caused by an orthopoxvirus characterized by a biphasic febrile course and distinctive progressive skin eruptions. Vaccination has succeeded in eradicating smallpox worldwide. (Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D012899
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.743.826
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| Concept/Terms |
Variola Minor- Variola Minor
- Minor, Variola
- Minors, Variola
- Variola Minors
- Alastrim
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Smallpox" by people in Profiles.
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Population-level differences in disease transmission: a Bayesian analysis of multiple smallpox epidemics. Epidemics. 2013 Sep; 5(3):146-56.
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Immunity from smallpox vaccine persists for decades: a longitudinal study. Am J Med. 2008 Dec; 121(12):1058-64.
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Uncertainty in predictions of disease spread and public health responses to bioterrorism and emerging diseases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Oct 17; 103(42):15693-7.
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Disseminated vaccinia false alarm. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003 Oct; 22(10):925-6.
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Smallpox: a potential agent of bioterrorism. Antiviral Res. 2003 Jan; 57(1-2):7-12.
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Biological and chemical agents: a brief synopsis. Am J Ther. 2002 Jan-Feb; 9(1):5-14.
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Developmental aspects of selected antiviral chemotherapeutic agents. Annu Rev Microbiol. 1978; 32:285-300.