#hemorrhagic smallpox
“Showing upon the face and cheeks a form of the disease commonly known as ‘black smallpox.’ (…) The swelling and disfigurement of the face present a most striking appearance.”
A Practical Treatise on Smallpox by George Henry Fox, 1903
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“This shows the earliest eruption upon back and buttocks. The photograph was taken about seven hours after its first appearance. The patient was sent to Riverside Hospital where she developed hemorrhagic smallpox, and died on the fourth day.”
A Practical Treatise on Smallpox by George Henry Fox, 1903
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