Nursing students taking a class on public health and safety are reviewing the progression of symptoms in the event of a smallpox attack. Place in order the sequence of signs and symptoms that would occur in an infected client.
1. Rash appears on the tongue and in the mouth and develops on the face and spreads to the arms, legs, and feet.
2.Rash becomes raised papules that fill with fluid, with a depressed central area resembling a navel.
3.Pustules begin to crust and scab, with shedding over a 3-week period, leaving pitted scars.
4. Papules become pustules that are round and firm, as though embedded with pellets.
5.Symptoms develop, such as high fever, headache, body aches, and malaise.