ID#: 1990
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Captured in 1967, this image depicts numerous smallpox lesions on the hands of a patient in Accra, Ghana. The scabs will eventually fall off leaving marks on the skin that will become pitted scars. The patient is contagious to others until all of the scabs have fallen off.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. J. Noble Jr
Creation Date: 1967
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Copyright Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions.