what causes pustule formation in smallpox?

2006-10-18 05:17:48 · 1 answers · asked by isis 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine

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The virus itself. If you open a pustule, there is a large amount of virus concentrated in that pustule. The pus is the body fighting the virus, therefore an aggregate of white blood cells and macrophages in that area to kill the virus.

2006-10-18 11:22:44 · answer #1 · answered by goyang333 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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