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Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by Variola virus (often called Smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) certified the global eradication of the disease in 1980, making smallpox the only human disease to have been eradicated.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | Causes | variola major virus, variola minor virus (spread between people) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Smallpox | Complications | Scarring of the skin, blindness | 1.00 | infobox |
| Smallpox | Diagnostic method | Based on symptoms and confirmed by PCR | 1.00 | infobox |
| Smallpox | Differential diagnosis | Chickenpox, impetigo, molluscum contagiosum, mpox | 1.00 | infobox |
| Smallpox | Duration | About 4 weeks | 1.00 | infobox |
| Smallpox | Frequency | Eradicated (last naturally occurring case in 1977) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Smallpox | Medication | Brincidofovir | 1.00 | infobox |
| Smallpox | Other names | variola, variola vera, pox, red plague | 1.00 | infobox |
| Smallpox | Prevention | Smallpox vaccine | 1.00 | infobox |
| Smallpox | Prognosis | 30% risk of death | 1.00 | infobox |
| Smallpox | Specialty | Infectious disease | 1.00 | infobox |
| Smallpox | Symptoms | Early: Fever, vomiting, mouth sores | 1.00 | infobox |
| Smallpox | Symptoms | Later: Fluid filled blisters which scab over | 1.00 | infobox |
| Smallpox | Treatment | Supportive care | 1.00 | infobox |
| Smallpox | Usual onset | 1 to 3 weeks following exposure | 1.00 | infobox |
| Smallpox | is a | severe form accompanied by extensive bleeding into the skin | 0.90 | text |
| Smallpox | is a | illness with acute onset of fever followed by a rash characterized by firm | 0.90 | text |
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