Malignant Smallpox

A still more serious form is that termed malignant, toxic or purpuric smallpox, in which there is intense streptococcus septicaemia, and the patient is from the onset overwhelmed with the poison and quickly succumbs The rash scarcely, if at all, appearing or showing in the haemorrhagic or purpuric character

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