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Title	Date Last Revised
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
Smallpox Case Definitions Includes clinical case definition, lab criteria for confirmation, case classification, clinical types of variola major	Dec 31, 2003
Video: Smallpox: What Every Clinician Should Know (video version)	May 6, 2003
Smallpox: What Every Clinician Should Know (interactive version) Provides information for clinicians on clinical features, diagnosis, & treatment of smallpox & the characteristics & use of smallpox vaccine.	Jul 2003 (posted Nov 12, 2003)
Consensus Statement: Smallpox as a Biological Weapon: Medical & Public Health Management JAMA 1999 Jun 9;281(22):2127-2137. PDF (361 KB/11 pages) Abstract Concise, bulleted summary of the full article PDF (165 KB/6 pages)	Jun 9, 1999
Smallpox: Clinical & Epidemiologic Features Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999 Jul-Aug;5(4):537-539.	Jul 1, 1999
Overview of Smallpox & Clinical Presentations, & Medical Care of Smallpox Patients From "Annex 1" in the Smallpox Response Plan & Guidelines	Sep 25, 2002
Acute, Generalized Vesicular or Pustular Rash Illness Testing Protocol in the United States Protocol developed to illustrate types of lab testing for patients with acute, generalized vesicular or pustular rash illness	Jan 2, 2004
Video: Clinical & Epidemiologic Features of Smallpox Archived video webcast from the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) Stanley Foster, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA - March 25, 2002	Apr 17, 2002
DIAGNOSIS & EVALUATION
Risk Evaluation Algorithm: Evaluate a Rash Illness Suspicious for Smallpox UPDATED! Use this online form to instantly evaluate a rash illness suspicious for smallpox	Jun 28, 2004
Worksheet: Evaluating Patients for Smallpox PDF (182 KB/4 pages) Standard worksheet for evaluating patients for smallpox. Use this investigation form for collecting information on cases of acute, generalized vesicular or pustular rash illness & to classify risk of smallpox using CDC criteria outlined in the poster ("Evaluating Patients for Smallpox").	Mar 4, 2002 (last reviewed Aug 5, 2004)
Poster: Evaluating Patients for Smallpox Evaluation protocol, risk evaluation, chickenpox-smallpox comparison, common conditions comparison...	Feb 25, 2002
Video & Slides: Rash Illness Evaluation Video & slides from CDC Bioterrorism Update: Smallpox Preparedness	Jan 30, 2003
Smallpox Images Graphic clinical images of the effects of smallpox & reactions to smallpox vaccination	Jan 30, 2003
Recognition of Illness Associated with the Intentional Release of a Biologic Agent MMWR 2001 Oct 19;50(41):893-897. PDF (168 KB/20 pages)	Oct 19, 2001
Video: Clinical Management of Smallpox Patients Archived video webcast from the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) Peter L. Havens, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI - March 25, 2002	Apr 17, 2002
TRAINING
Video & Slides: Rash Illness Evaluation Video & slides from CDC Bioterrorism Update: Smallpox Preparedness	Jan 30, 2003
Video: Virology & Diagnosis of Smallpox Archived video webcast from the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) Russell Regnery, CDC, Atlanta, GA - March 25, 2002	Apr 17, 2002
Video: Clinical & Epidemiologic Features of Smallpox Archived video webcast from the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) Stanley Foster, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA - March 25, 2002	Apr 17, 2002
Video: Clinical Management of Smallpox Patients Archived video webcast from the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) Peter L. Havens, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI - March 25, 2002	Apr 17, 2002
Course: Smallpox: Disease, Prevention, & Intervention Developed by CDC & WHO for training smallpox response teams	Dec 22, 2003
Video: Smallpox: What Every Clinician Should Know (video version)	May 6, 2003
Online Training: Smallpox: What Every Clinician Should Know (interactive version) Provides information for clinicians on clinical features, diagnosis, & treatment of smallpox & the characteristics & use of smallpox vaccine.	Jul 2003 (posted Nov 12, 2003)
Smallpox, Pink Book, Chapter 21, Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases PDF (2.64 MB/21 pages) Updated 8th Edition (January 2004). Smallpox disease & vaccine information from standard textbook for vaccine-preventable diseases Also available in plain text format	Apr 2004



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