Today that the disease has been eradicated, people who work in laboratories with the virus or people who live in an area victim of bioterrorism are at higher risk of being infected. Before the eradication, people at higher risk were the ones who had physical contact with infected patients, with contaminated surfaces or with infected aerosolized particles.
Who is at highest risk for Smallpox ?
Today that the disease has been eradicated, people who work in laboratories with the virus or people who live in an area victim of bioterrorism are at higher risk of being infected. Before the eradication, people at higher risk were the ones who had physical contact with infected patients, with contaminated surfaces or with infected aerosolized particles.