Smallpox Manifestations and Survival during the Boston Epidemic of 1901 to 1903

Figure 3. The patient had been unsuccessfully vaccinated 3 months before admission. Pustules appear in the same stage (monomorphic)—a characteristic feature of smallpox. She was discharged “well” 1 month later, although facial pitting was noted. (From clinical records of the Southampton Street smallpox hospital, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Boston Medical Library, Boston.).
Figure 3. The patient had been unsuccessfully vaccinated 3 months before admission. Pustules appear in the same stage (monomorphic)—a characteristic feature of smallpox. She was discharged “well” 1 month later, although facial pitting was noted. (From clinical records of the Southampton Street smallpox hospital, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Boston Medical Library, Boston.). Day 8 of variola vera in a 3.5-year-old girl with an unidentified nurse at the Southampton Street smallpox hospital.

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  1. Ann Intern Med December 17, 2002 vol. 137 no. 12 993-1000
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