Maybe Smallpox Isn’t So Small Bumps‚ fever‚ and acute pain‚ these are the symptoms of the virus smallpox. So with this being said‚ maybe smallpox isn’t as small as everyone says it is. Smallpox is a virus that was eradicated in the 1980’s because the virus could lead to death if not treated. During it’s prime‚ Smallpox was able to kill 3 out of 10 people who caught it. However‚ when milkmaids caught cowpox‚ the two viruses counterattacked each other and eventually Smallpox was no longer a threat
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Throughout history‚ there were a series of horrific bubonic plagues that spread around the world. The bubonic plague is a deadly disease that forms buboes and causes many other terrible symptoms. The bubonic plague affected the world three different times. The first time the pandemic hit was in 542‚ it was called the Justinian Plague. The second time was in 1347‚ it was called the Black Death. The third time was in 1665‚ it was called the Great Plague of London. A pandemic is the term used when a disease
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The dreadful plague that swept through Europe‚ killing almost a third of Europe’s population! Everyone hoping that it won’t get to them! That was called the Black Death! The Black death was a murderous plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351. How this happened? Well‚ traders from central and eastern Europe brought rats that were transporting a disease. They transported these rats by ship. Flies bit the rats! Drinking the blood‚ which then spread the plague onto many people
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part of the world with the disastrous bubonic plague. In addition to the Black Death spreading around Europe‚ it spread to Africa and the Middle East. The plague was first reported in Caffa‚ Crimea. The plague then spread to Sicily‚ Genoa‚ Venice‚ Pisa‚ and Marseilles. As the disease rapidly spread‚ it spread to France‚ Portugal‚ Spain‚ England‚ Germany‚ and Scandinavia. The plague did not slow down‚ it kept spreading to more people in different places. The plague spread as far north as Russia in 1351
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SmallPox Smallpox is a disease caused by a poxvirus that is transmitted from person to person that causes high fever‚ characteristic rash‚ and may kill about one-third of those infected. Smallpox is the only disease that has been completely wiped out throughout the world. Smallpox is also potentially one of the most devastating biological weapons ever conceived. Smallpox usually requires fairly prolonged face-to-face contact to spread. It’s most often transmitted through the air by droplets
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Bubonic Plague University of Phoenix Introduction to Health and Disease HCS 245 March 03‚ 2013 Bubonic Plague The bubonic plague seems to refer to an era long passed. Associated with the filthy living conditions of industrial Europe in the 14th century its beginnings are centuries prior in the Roman Empire. The Plague of Justinian is the first well documented pandemic of the bubonic plague and “it killed up to 10‚000 people a day”("Bubonic plague‚" n.d.‚ 1). When the plague struck Asia
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Smallpox Smallpox is a contagious disease caused by the variola virus. It starts off as a fever‚ and then progresses into a skin rash. By 1980‚ the disease was declared eradicated because of worldwide vaccination services. As a result of the 9/11 terrorists attack‚ the United States is very cautious of this disease as its potential use of a terrorist weapon. The United States has made a nationwide emergency plan if there were to be an outbreak of smallpox. Smallpox can be spread airborne by an
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The Bubonic Plague During the fourteenth century there was a deadly epidemic spreading across Europe. This epidemic was eventually given the name The Bubonic Plague. The Plague whipped one third of Europe in a short period of time. This epidemic affected multiple countries in Europe. Although there was many theories for what caused the Black Plague‚ research proves that this deadly outbreak was caused by a bacteria called Yersinia pestis. The Black Plague was a deadly disease that broke out in
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Smallpox‚ like any other disease was very deadly. It mainly affected young adults and children. During the 1300s – 1650s‚ smallpox unfortunately came with social‚ political and economic consequences. Socially‚ the illness led to immense population declines. Politically‚ the ailment led to decreases in armed forces. Economically‚ smallpox led to a shortage of labors. Smallpox killed more people than any other sickness in world history.
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The bubonic plague and “the little ice age” drastically changed medieval European society . It also affected family life and the role women played in society. The plague was an outcome of Mongol occupations. They had an empire that extended from Russia to China. There were many trade roads in the Mongol Empire‚ and their rule kept Eurasian trade avenues in check. Society flourished due to the increased amount of trade‚ but rats with fleas reached Europe along the trade routes. These rats lead
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