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ID#:

2002

Caption:

This 1955 image depicts a Pakistani child, displaying a full-body distribution of smallpox eruptions. 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

Creation Date:

1955

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CDC Organization