Video: Smallpox: What Every Clinician Should Know
Smallpox disease was eradicated from earth in 1977. Because of concerns that smallpox virus could be used as an agent of bioterrorism, providers should be familiar with the disease and the vaccine to prevent it. This video presents information on virology, epidemiology, clinical features and diagnosis of smallpox, and the characteristics and use of smallpox vaccine.
This training was developed for use with Dryvax® vaccine. Another brand of vaccine, ACAM2000™, has been licensed that, while nearly identical in administration and technique, does have some minor differences; most notably the change to 15 insertions for both primary and secondary vaccinees. Healthcare providers are advised to familiarize themselves with the information in the package insert before beginning vaccination clinics: http://www.fda.gov/Cber/label/acam2000LB.pdf.
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- Watch the entire captioned video RealOne Player format (1 hr 50 min 3 sec)
- Watch the entire non-captioned video RealOne Player format (1 hr 50 min 23 sec)
Or watch the video in segments
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Program Introduction (7min 20 sec) | view | view |
Smallpox and Bioterrorism Background (3 min 7 sec) | view | view |
Smallpox Virus (3 min 16 sec) | view | view |
Smallpox Clinical Features (12 min 8 sec) | view | view |
Diagnosis and Confirmation (22 min 14 sec) | view | view |
Smallpox Isolation and Management (3 min 13 sec) | view | view |
Smallpox Epidemiology (4 min 4 sec) | view | view |
Smallpox Eradication (54 min 39 sec) | view | view |
Smallpox Vaccine (33 min 41 sec) | view | view |
Response Plan (6 min 31 sec) | view | view |
Summary (1 min 44 sec) | view | view |
Resources (2 min 43 sec) | view | view |
- Page last reviewed February 6, 2007
- Page last updated May 8, 2003
- Content source: Division of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response (DBPR), National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID), Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID)
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