10 Smallpox Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #7: Bleeding Under the Skin
In hemorrhagic smallpox, there can be extensive bleeding into the gastrointestinal tract, mucous membranes, and skin. 2% of smallpox infections are of the hemorrhagic type. In this type of smallpox infection, the skin remains smooth without blisters, but bleeding occurs under the skin resulting in a black and charred look.
This leads to the name of black pox. Hemorrhaging usually occurs on the second or third day once the symptoms begin.
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