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By:Kenn’Tyae Jones. Smallpox. Small Pox Slide 1. You’ve probably heard about small pox in the news over the past few years. Small Pox Slide 2. You may have heard about smallpox and wondered what it is or whether you or anyone you know could get it. Small Pox slide 3.
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By:Kenn’Tyae Jones Smallpox
Small Pox Slide 1 • You’ve probably heard about small pox in the news over the past few years.
Small Pox Slide 2 • You may have heard about smallpox and wondered what it is or whether you or anyone you know could get it.
Small Pox slide 3 • Smallpox is an acute contagious desease caused by variola virus.
Small Pox slide 4 • Smallpox had two main forms:variola major and variola minor.
Small Pox slide 5 • Person carrying the virus during the incubation period cannot infect others.
Small Pox slide 6 • The incubation period of smallpox is usually 12-14 days (range 7-17) during which there is no evidence of viral shedding.