Transcript Small pox - Luther North College Prep

SMALLPOX
BY ABIGAIL RENTERIA , ADAM ROBERTS , TRACY
JENNER , JENNA WHALEN
WHAT IS SMALLPOX
• Smallpox is an infectious disease unique to humans,
caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major
and Variola minor.
HOW IS IT SPREAD
• Bodily fluids
• Skin to skin contact
• Soiled garments
WHOM IT AFFECTED
• Largest outbreak was in Europe
• Smallpox is no longer a disease in the
United States
• Last case in the United States was in
1949
• Last case in the world was in 1977
HEALTH DETRIMENT'S
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No access to health care
No employment
Low income or no income
Bad living environments
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS
• Symptoms of smallpox include :
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Fatigue
High fever
Body ache
Mouth sores
Occasional vomiting
Skin rash
Excessive bleeding
EXAMS/ TESTS
• Dic panel (Disseminated Intravascular
Coagulation.)
• Platelet count
• White blood cell count
TREATMENT/PREVENTION
• Types of treatments :
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Intravenous fluids
Medication to control fever or pain
Antibiotics to prevent secondary infections from bacteria
Good Nursing care
• Types of preventions :
• Vaccine
• To make the vaccination it
costs the government 3 dollars.
• The cost for a vaccination can
be 25 to 200 dollars
SMALLPOX CASES FROM 1920-2010
WORKS CITED
1.(A–Z), A. T. (n.d.). What is Smallpox?. Cleveland Clinic.
Retrieved May 7, 2013, from
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/smallpox/hic_what_is_sm
allpox.aspx
2.Smallpox . (n.d.). KidsHealth - the Web's most visited site
about children's health. Retrieved May 7, 2013, from
http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/skin_rashes/smallpox.html
3. Smallpox - National Library of Medicine - PubMed Health.
(n.d.). National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved
May 7, 2013, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth