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*Vaccine administered up to 3 days post-exposure was effective in preventing infection as well as lessening the severity of the disease if infection occurred <ref>Kman NE, Nelson RN. Infectious agents of bioterrorism: a review for emergency physicians. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2008 May;26(2):517-47</ref> | *Vaccine administered up to 3 days post-exposure was effective in preventing infection as well as lessening the severity of the disease if infection occurred <ref>Kman NE, Nelson RN. Infectious agents of bioterrorism: a review for emergency physicians. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2008 May;26(2):517-47</ref> | ||
=== | ===Post-Exposure Prophylaxis=== | ||
*Vaccinia Vaccine (administer within 72hrs of exposure) | *Vaccinia Vaccine (administer within 72hrs of exposure) | ||
===Active Disease=== | ===Active Disease=== | ||
*Supportive care and wound care for open lesions | |||
*Vaccinia Vaccine within the first 72hrs can decrease total disease severity and within 7 days may decrease symptoms | *Vaccinia Vaccine within the first 72hrs can decrease total disease severity and within 7 days may decrease symptoms | ||
* | **Vaccination is not efficacious once the patient has developed rash<ref>Cdc.gov. 2020. Prevention and Treatment | Smallpox | CDC. [online] Available at: <https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/prevention-treatment/index.html> [Accessed 11 September 2021].</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:09, 25 September 2021
- IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES
- Vaccine administered up to 3 days post-exposure was effective in preventing infection as well as lessening the severity of the disease if infection occurred [1]
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
- Vaccinia Vaccine (administer within 72hrs of exposure)
Active Disease
- Supportive care and wound care for open lesions
- Vaccinia Vaccine within the first 72hrs can decrease total disease severity and within 7 days may decrease symptoms
- Vaccination is not efficacious once the patient has developed rash[2]
- ↑ Kman NE, Nelson RN. Infectious agents of bioterrorism: a review for emergency physicians. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2008 May;26(2):517-47
- ↑ Cdc.gov. 2020. Prevention and Treatment | Smallpox | CDC. [online] Available at: <https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/prevention-treatment/index.html> [Accessed 11 September 2021].