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Record 1 2016-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
  • The Skin
Universal entry(ies)
B03
classification system code, see observation
DEF

An acute, highly contagious, often fatal infectious disease caused by an orthopoxvirus, characterized by a biphasic febrile course and distinctive progressive skin eruption.

OBS

In 1980, the 33rd World Health Assembly declared that smallpox had been eradicated. The classification [in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems] is maintained for surveillance purposes.

OBS

B03: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
  • Appareil cutané
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
B03
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Maladie très contagieuse causée par un virus de la famille des orthopoxvirus caractérisée d'abord par l'apparition de symptômes grippaux comme la fièvre, puis par la disparition de la fièvre et l'apparition de l'éruption cutanée caractéristique.

OBS

B03 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades víricas
  • Piel
Entrada(s) universal(es)
B03
classification system code, see observation
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