Editing Rossi Arian Pox (section)

==Symptoms and Course==

In affected humanoids, the disease is very similar to the long eradicated [[Human]] disease of smallpox, although it is often milder. Unlike smallpox, RAP causes lymphatic nodes to swell (lymphadenopathy). The incubation period is about 12 solar days (ranging 7 to 17 solar days). The illness begins with fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymphatic nodes, a general feeling of discomfort, and exhaustion. Within 1 to 3 solar days (sometimes longer) after the appearance of fever, the patient develops a papular rash of raised bumps, often first on the face but sometimes initially on other parts of the body. The lesions usually develop through several stages before crusting and falling off.

It was originally assumed that vaccination against other common strains of pox would initially provide protection infection considering that they are closely genetically-related viruses and those vaccines seem to protect the ill from lethal side-affects caused by the virus. This has not been conclusively demonstrated because routine vaccination was discontinued following safety concerns with the vaccine. Limited person-to-person spread of infection has been reported in disease-endemic areas. Case-fatality ratios range from 1% to 10% of those infected.