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What is the treatment for smallpox?

April 26, 2017smallpox treatment

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What is the treatment for smallpox?

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At this time, there is no proven treatment for smallpox. Patients with smallpox can benefit from supportive therapy, including treatment to keep the patient as comfortable as possible by keeping the skin clean, trying to control the itching, relieving the pain and other symptoms as much as possible. Antibiotics would be used only if a secondary bacterial infection developed as a complication.