Smallpox is a contagious, disfiguring and often deadly disease that has affected humans for thousands of years. Symptoms usually occur about 12 - 14 days after infection of the virus. They may include: backache, delirium, diarrhea, excessive bleeding, fatigue, high fever, malaise, raised pink rash -- turns into sores that become crusty on day 8 or 9, severe headache, and vomiting.Oh, and it's also the name of the street that runs through a very nice neighborhood in southern Rhode Island.
