SMALLPOX INFORMATION

Until recently, we in the United States have not given much thought to the specter of chemical and biological warfare. Our fathers and grandfathers who fought in World War I are almost all gone now, and the poet’s image of gassed soldiers fumbling for their helmets has been considered merely a historical footnote—if it is remembered at all. But forgetting is a luxury we can no longer afford. Nothing has changed except the increased availability of chemical and biological weapons; now more than ever we must be able to both defend against attack and manage chemical and biological casualties.   Brigadier General Russ Zajtchuk, Medical Corps, U.S. Army

SMALLPOX INFORMATION SITES

IMAGES AND DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION

FACT SHEETS AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

ADDITIONAL SMALLPOX SITES OF INTEREST

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PUBLICATIONS

SMALLPOX INFORMATION SITES

·         The MILVAX Smallpox Page. The Department of Defense Smallpox Vaccination Program implements a plan to prepare for and respond to possible smallpox attacks. The DoD's Smallpox Vaccination Program is consistent with FDA guidelines and the best practice of medicine. This program supports the national smallpox preparedness plans, but is tailored to the unique requirements of the Armed Forces.

·         Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Smallpox Information.  Comprehensive website developed to provide information pertaining to Smallpox that will help private and public healthcare providers develop plans to prepare for and respond to acts of Bioterrorism.

·         World Health Organization Smallpox Information.  World Health Organization.

·         Medline Plus Smallpox Information.  MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on about 500 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and dictionaries, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. MEDLINEplus is updated daily.

·         Johns Hopkins University - Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies.  These fact sheets review the public health and medical consequences of selected biological agents deployed as weapons in a civilian community. They offer the consensus recommendations of The Johns Hopkins Working Group on Civilian Biodefense regarding appropriate medical and public health measures to be taken following such an attack.

·         American Medical Association Bioterrorism Articles – Smallpox.  Listing of various smallpox articles and links.

·         The NBC Medical Defense Information Server.  The Nuclear Biological and Chemical Medical Web page contains extensive medical documentation, training material, audio-video clips, a powerful search engine, and links to other related Internet sites.

IMAGES AND DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION

·         Diagnosis of Smallpox (World Health Organization) - WHO slide set on the diagnosis of smallpox. PowerPoint version.

·         Smallpox Images.  Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

·         Vaccine Reaction Images.  Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

·         Interim Smallpox Response Plan & Guidelines: The Interim Smallpox Response Plan & Guidelines provide direction to state and local health officials for responding to a smallpox emergency. The document, which is a working draft, identifies many of the federal, state, and local public health activities that need to be undertaken in a smallpox emergency.

·         Consensus Statement, Smallpox as a Biological Weapon. Medical and Public Health Management.  Specific recommendations are made regarding smallpox vaccination, therapy, postexposure isolation and infection control, hospital epidemiology and infection control, home care, decontamination of the environment, and additional research needs. In the event of an actual release of smallpox and subsequent epidemic, early detection, isolation of infected individuals, surveillance of contacts, and a focused selective vaccination program will be the essential items of an effective control program

·         Medical Treatment and Response to Suspected Smallpox: Information for Health Care Providers During Biologic Emergencies.  New York City Department of Health Bureau of Communicable Disease.

FACT SHEETS AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

·         Frequently Asked Questions.  Frequently Asked Questions about Smallpox, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

·         FactSheet.  Facts about smallpox, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

·         Smallpox Information Briefing.  This presentation provides information about Smallpox

ADDITIONAL SMALLPOX SITES OF INTEREST

·         Study Offers Possible Answer to Smallpox Question: How Many People Would One Victim Infect? (12/17/2001, Associated Press)

·         Smallpox:  An Attack Scenario.  The following scenario is intended to provoke thought and dialogue that might illuminate the uncertainties and challenges of Bioterrorism and stimulate review of institutional capacities for rapid communication and coordinated action in the wake of an attack.

·         History of Smallpox.  The disease is at least 3000 years old.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PUBLICATIONS

·         Field Manual FM 8-284/NAVMED P-5042/AFMAN (I) 44-156/MCRP 4-11.1C, Treatment of Biological Warfare Casualties, 17 July 2000

·         MEDCOM Regulation 525-4, U.S. Army Medical Command Emergency Management, 11 December 2000

·         Smallpox -Textbook of Military Medicine, Chemical and Biological Warfare, Chapter 27, Smallpox, May 1997