SEQUELAE

The most common result of smallpox infection in the patient who survives are the pockmark scars that remain primarily on the face. Blindness can also occur; the WHO reports that smallpox was responsible for a third of all cases of blindness reported in 18^th century Europe.

Bilateral joint deformities, especially in the elbows, and mainly in children, also occur in a small percentage of cases.

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