Document ID (ISN) | 44256 |
CIS number |
85-1069 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0140-6736 - Lancet |
Year |
1984 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Zuckerman A.J. |
Title |
Palaeontology of smallpox |
Bibliographic information |
22/29 Dec. 1984, Vol.2, No.8417/8, p.1454. 5 ref. |
Abstract |
A discussion of whether archaeologists and anthropologists who handle incompletely decomposed bodies (possibly victims of smallpox) are at risk of being infected with smallpox. It is suggested that scientists in this kind of research be immunised against the disease, not only for their own protection, but also to prevent the reintroduction of smallpox into the general population. |
Descriptors (primary) |
research; smallpox |
Descriptors (secondary) |
vaccination; immunization |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Skin diseases Bacterial and parasitic diseases Viral diseases (other than aids)
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