Smallpox
Outbreak Control Activities and Strategies
Burial
Issues (22:V1:72)
Embalming and
open casket funerals should not be done for people who have died
from smallpox. Outbreaks have been associated with open casket
funerals. If possible, the safest way to deal with remains is cremation,
but if that is not possible, containing and sealing the remains
then burying them in the ground can be done.
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