Mortimer Philip P
Virus Reference Division, Central Public Health Laboratory, London.
Clin Med (Lond). 2003 May-Jun;3(3):255-9. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.3-3-255.
The treat of bioterrorism means it is important to be able to diagnose smallpox. The responsibility for the initial recognition of cases lies with clinicians, and early diagnosis is the key to the successful control of an outbreak. Unless rapidly contained, a bioterrorist release of smallpox would constitute not just a national but a global threat to health. This brief review sets smallpox in its modern context as an infection potentially spread by bioterrorists and recommends sources of information from the twentieth century that will assist clinicians in diagnosing the disease.
生物恐怖主义的威胁意味着能够诊断天花很重要。临床医生负责对病例进行初步识别，早期诊断是成功控制疫情的关键。除非迅速得到控制，否则生物恐怖主义引发的天花疫情不仅会对一个国家，而且会对全球健康构成威胁。这篇简短的综述将天花置于现代背景下，视其为一种可能由生物恐怖分子传播的感染，并推荐了20世纪的信息来源，以帮助临床医生诊断这种疾病。
