Communicating in the First Hours
Smallpox
Smallpox is a serious, sometimes fatal disease caused by the variola virus.
Smallpox resources:
For more about smallpox, see the CDC Smallpox website.
- Page last updated May 14, 2007
- Content source: CDC Emergency Communication System (ECS), Division of Health Communication and Marketing (DHCM), National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM)