Smallpox
"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Smallpox" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Smallpox" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Smallpox" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Kahn PA, Ying X, Virata M, Magahis P, Li S, Mathis WS. Availability and Accessibility of Live Nonreplicating Smallpox/Mpox Vaccine. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 04 03; 6(4):e237873.
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Haselow D. Vaccination-Related Side Effects, Humoral Immunity, and Adverse Events during the Civilian Smallpox Vaccination Campaign, Arkansas, 2003. Public Health Nurs. 2016 Mar-Apr; 33(2):129-38.