Smallpox

      Canton City Health Department
                            James M. Adams, R.S., M.P.H., Health Commissioner

                          Promoting and Protecting Health Since 1849

420 Market Ave. North
Canton, Ohio 44702
(330) 489-3231
(330) 489-3335 (fax)
Info@cantonhealth.org

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Smallpox

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), smallpox is a serious, contagious, and sometimes fatal infectious disease. There is no specific treatment for smallpox disease, and the only prevention is vaccination.

The smallpox vaccine helps the body develop immunity to smallpox. The vaccine is made from a virus called vaccinia which is a “pox”-type virus related to smallpox. The vaccine does not contain the smallpox virus and cannot give you smallpox.

Currently, the United States has a big enough stockpile of smallpox vaccine to vaccinate everyone in the country who might need it in the event of an emergency.

For more information about Smallpox, visit the following site:

Center for Disease Control Smallpox Resources

Local Media Releases pertaining to Smallpox:

1st phase slated for smallpox vaccines
By EDD PRITCHARD Repository Staff Writer

Residents have mixed feelings about smallpox vaccine
By DIANA ROSSETTI Repository Living Section writer

Health Departments, hospitals prepare for smallpox response

By ED BALINT Repository Staff Writer