Kondrusik Maciej, Hermanowska-Szpakowicz Teresa
Klinika Chorób Zakaznych i Neuroinfekcji AM w Białymstoku.
Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2003 Feb;14(80):150-2.
Smallpox, because of its high case-fatality rate, easy transmission from human to human, lack of specific treatment represents nowadays one of the main threats in bioterrorist attacks. Over the centuries, naturally occurring smallpox with its case-fatality over 30 percent and its ability to spread in any climate and season has been treated as the most dangerous infectious disease. But it is now, 25 years after the last documented case of smallpox and cessation of routine vaccination in present mobile and susceptible population, smallpox virus spread might be rapid and devastating.
天花因其高病死率、易于人际传播且缺乏特效治疗方法，如今成为生物恐怖袭击中的主要威胁之一。几个世纪以来，自然发生的天花病死率超过30%，且能在任何气候和季节传播，一直被视为最危险的传染病。但现在，距离最后一例有记录的天花病例已过去25年，当前流动且易感染的人群已停止常规接种疫苗，天花病毒的传播可能会迅速且具有毁灭性。
