MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Smallpox patients became contagious once the first sores appeared in their mouth and throat (early rash stage). They spread the virus when they coughed or sneezed and droplets from their nose or mouth spread to other people.

Detailed explanation-2: -8. How is smallpox spread?-Smallpox normally spreads from direct and fairly prolonged face-to-face contact with infected persons. Smallpox also can be spread through direct contact with infected bodily fluids or contaminated objects such as bedding or clothing. Indirect spread is less common.

Detailed explanation-3: -Human-to-human transmission of variola virus occurs by inhalation of large, virus-containing airborne droplets of saliva from an infected person. Infectious virus particles are released from the sloughing off of oropharyngeal lesions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Smallpox is widespread in India. Arab expansion spreads smallpox into northern Africa, Spain, and Portugal. Smallpox goddess Shitala Mata, worshipped in northern India, was considered both the cause and cure of smallpox disease. Smallpox spreads to Asia Minor, the area of present-day Turkey.

Detailed explanation-5: -Smallpox is spread through prolonged face-to-face contact via droplets expelled from the patient’s nose and mouth, usually by coughing. Smallpox may also be transmitted through contact with materials from smallpox pustules or scabs.