Table 2 Serious complications of smallpox (vaccinia) vaccination

1. Postvaccinal encephalitis

2. Progressive vaccinia (vaccinia gangrenosa, vaccinia necrosum)

3. Eczema vaccinatum, generalized vaccinia

4. Inadvertent inoculation (accidental implantation)

5. Vaccinia keratitis

6. Other rashes (e.g., erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, roseola vaccinia, toxic erythema, and postvaccinia urticaria)

7. Fetal vaccinia

8. Myopericarditis

9. Acute ischemic events

10. Death