Surveillance Protocol for Undifferentiated Pustular / Vesicular Rash Illness
This 20 page document was produced by the CDC to assist clinical field workers to make accurate diagnosis and to guide immediate, necessary actions for illnesses presenting with pustular / vesicular rash and fever.
The differential diagnosis includes: chickenpox, impetigo, measles, monekypox, shingles, yaws and smallpox.
Note the document begins with a detailed clinical background on smallpox and its recognition and protective actions.
The web link is:
http://www.wvdhhr.org/idep/pdfs/idep/Rash_Illness/rash.pdf
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This 20 page document was produced by the CDC to assist clinical field workers to make accurate diagnosis and to guide immediate, necessary actions for illnesses presenting with pustular / vesicular rash and fever.
The differential diagnosis includes: chickenpox, impetigo, measles, monekypox, shingles, yaws and smallpox.
Note the document begins with a detailed clinical background on smallpox and its recognition and protective actions.
The web link is:
http://www.wvdhhr.org/idep/pdfs/idep/Rash_Illness/rash.pdf
The document upload is:
