Small+pox+EP

smallpox- an infectious disease to humans caused by the Variola minus or Variola major virus. gets in small vessels of the skin and in the mouth and throat. first it becomes a rash then turns into blisters. transmission of this virus can be through inhaling the virus or from an infected person. can be spread within 6 feet of face to face contact. but can also be transmitted through bodily fluids. highly contagious and doesnt spread that fast. in temperate weather highest infected in the spring and winter periods. does not know where it comes from. Variola major is more severe with a bigger rash and blisters. Variola minor is less severe and only about 1% die symptoms begin within 12 days. lesions form on the mucus membrane. then the rash appears within 24 hours. they first begin on the forehead and then spread throughout the whole face. complications with the respitory system. small pox vaccination within 3 days of the virus can less severe the outbreak of the rash. wound care, infection control, fluid therapy are other ways they can be treated to help reduce the looks of the disease. in Native Americans about 30% of the population on the coast have small pox. once the first European settlers arrive, it was then spread through European culture. the sick person either dies or survives with health condition once you are infected with it the disease was greatly spread among the Native Americans that they stopped burying the people and just left them in their house and took there house down with them in it. symptoms last about 2 weeks those who survived are immune for life