Anticipating smallpox as a bioterrorist weapon

Author: Mortimer, Philip P.

Source: Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians, Volume 3, Number 3, 1 May 2003 , pp. 255-259(5)

Publisher: Royal College of Physicians

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Abstract:

The treat of bioterrorism means it is important to be able to diagnose smallpox. The responsibility for the initial recognition of cases lies with clinicians, and early diagnosis is the key to the successful control of an outbreak. Unless rapidly contained, a bioterrorist release of smallpox would constitute not just a national but a global threat to health. This brief review sets smallpox in its modern context as an infection potentially spread by bioterrorists and recommends sources of information from the twentieth century that will assist clinicians in diagnosing the disease.

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Keywords: ANTI-VACCINAL IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ANTIVIRALS; CELL-CULTURED VACCINE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYMPH VACCINE; PATIENT ISOLATION; RING VACCINATION; SMALLPOX; VACCINATION

Document Type: Regular paper

Publication date: 2003-05-01

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Clinical Medicine is published six times a year and circulated to 20,000 Fellows and Members of the Royal College of Physicians. The journal is read by physicians both established and in training in hospitals across the world. It features a wide range of articles including original papers, professional issues, clinical guidance, medical humanities, ethics and clinical governance. The journal publishes the key features from the College lectures and conferences. Each issue has a CME section which reviews the latest advances in a chosen specialty.
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