Is chick pox and small Pox is same
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• Chickenpox is caused by a herpes virus while smallpox is caused by a pox virus.
• Smallpox is deadly severe comparing to chickenpox.
• Incubation period of chickenpox is 14-21 days, but in smallpox, it is 7-14 days.
• In smallpox, prodromal symptoms precede the rash by 2-3 days.
• In chickenpox, the lesions are superficial; appear in crops, Vesicles collapse on puncture, and belong to different ages. In smallpox, the lesions are more deep seated, do not appear in crops, not collapsing on puncture, and belong to the same age.
• Chickenpox is still prevailing, but smallpox has been eradicated on the face of the earth.
• There is a potential of using poxvirus as a bioterrorist weapon.
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