Smallpox Overview for Clinicians

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This page is intended to provide core smallpox materials to clinicians. This is not a complete listing of CDC's resources. A more comprehensive listing can be found on the smallpox topic pages on this website. Information for the general public can be found on the Smallpox Disease and Smallpox Vaccine pages.

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Smallpox Disease
Diagnosis & Evaluation
Vaccination Contraindications
Normal Vaccination Reactions/Take Evaluations
Vaccination Adverse Reactions & Management
Vaccine Administration
Vaccination Recommendations & Policy
Patient Education
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Smallpox Disease
Fact Sheet: Disease Overview
Fact Sheet: Smallpox Outbreak
Interactive Online Training: "Smallpox: What Every Clinician Should Know"
Diagnosis and Evaluation
Case Definition
Algorithm: Evaluate a Rash Illness Suspicious for Smallpox
Rash Testing Protocol
Evaluation Tools and Poster
Vaccination Contraindications
Fact Sheet
Video
Normal Vaccination Reactions/Take Evaluations
Information on Normal Reactions
Evaluation of Takes & Non-Takes
Vaccination Adverse Reactions and Management
Algorithm for Evaluating Suspected Vaccinia Vaccination (Smallpox Vaccination) Pericarditis-Myocarditis (103 KB/7 pages)
DoD Vaccine Healthcare Center (VHC), Version 21 July 05
The preparation of the Smallpox Myopericarditis Algorithm was due to the efforts of the many individuals affiliated with the VHC Network.

Overviews

Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet: Medical Management of Adverse Reactions
Evaluation tools for adverse reactions
Smallpox Vaccination & Adverse Events Training Module
MMWR
Slide Set
Specific Reactions

Erythema Multiforme	Bacterial Infection	Accidental Implantation
Vaccinia Keratitis	Eczema Vaccinatum	Generalized Vaccinia
Congenital Vaccinia	Progressive Vaccinia	Encephalitis
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