Smallpox

Nurse

SMALLPOX is a serious, contagious, and sometimes fatal infectious disease. Smallpox outbreaks have occurred from time to time for thousands of years, but the disease is now eradicated after a successful worldwide vaccination program. The last case of smallpox in the United States was in 1949.

Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine (VIS) Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine (VIS) (222 KB)

 

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment--Smallpox