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    Smallpox Plague

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    What do you think caused the death go millions of Native Americans? The answer is plague. The Smallpox plague was caused by the exploration and encounter of the Europeans in the the Americas. Whenever the Europeans A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a c a aA a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a c a aA a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a c a aA a a a a a a a

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    Smallpox Vaccine History

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    they were first discovered. They now are fundamental to people’s survival. The first hope to a vaccine was created by Edward Jenner in 1796. Edward Jenner was the first to give a chance to those living with viral infectious diseases. He created the smallpox vaccine out of cowpox pustules. After extracting the pus inside the pustules‚ he injected it into a healthy 13-year old kid to give the body a little bit of the disease so it could build a resistance towards the

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    from smallpox. The “Center for Disease Control (CDC) Strategic National Stockpile” houses these drugs along with medical supplies and additional medications for any health emergency that may ariseIn 1796‚ Edward Jenner was the first person that established the smallpox vaccine that was successful in the development of the smallpox vaccinationThe smallpox vaccination is known as vaccinia (http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/231773-overview). Vaccina is a live virus that is similar to smallpox. Vaccina

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    the islands‚ Columbus brought back saplings of the plants and animals with him. This sparked new global trading known as the Columbian Exchange. Smallpox‚ corn‚ and horses all had a big impact on the world after being spread through the Columbian Exchange. Smallpox was the deadliest disease that was brought from the Old World to the New World. Smallpox

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    Edward Jenner and Smallpox

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    Edward Jenner and Smallpox Melissa Paciello University of Phoenix Edward Jenner and Smallpox Despite all of the controversy around vaccinations‚ vaccines have been around for nearly 200 years and are known to have saved millions of lives by preventing a person from infectious diseases through inoculation. The world’s first vaccine‚ the vaccination for smallpox was developed in 1796 by Edward Jenner‚ a doctor from England. Smallpox‚ which dates back to 1350 B.C.‚ is an infectious and contagious

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    Smallpox Research Paper

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    Moreno History Pre-1862 April‚ 2016 Smallpox Smallpox is believed to have emerged in human populations around 10‚000 BC. The earliest physical evidence of it seems to be the rashes on the mummified body of Pharaoh Ramses V(the fourth) of Egypt. Small pox is a virus known by a Latin name Variola‚ it is derived from Varius “spotted” or Varus “Pimple”. The virus starts out in the small blood vessels of the skin‚ mouth and throat before viciously spreading. Smallpox is easily transmitted through saliva

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    protecting the person from that disease. They can be administered through injections‚ but can also be administered through the mouth or sprayed into the nose.The first vaccine was invented in the year 1000 and was used to treat smallpox‚ a chinese man crushed up smallpox scabs and snorted it through his nostrils. Vaccines have been used to treat many diseases such as measles‚polio‚ and the flu which have saved many lives. According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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    Biological Weapons: Smallpox Used as a Weapon? Joshua Walker SCHOOL Biological Weapons: Smallpox Used as a Weapon? In the last decade‚ members of various governmental anti-terrorism agencies and the department of homeland security in the United States have discussed the significant possibility that the Smallpox virus will reemerge as an act of bioterrorism by enemies of the United States. Major concern of this virus initially developed after the terrorist attacks employed

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    over much of the country. So. At this point‚ in 1959‚ Czechoslovakia was a communist state with a centrally planned economy. Smallpox‚ an extremely infectious human - borne disease‚ had infected 50 million people worldwide by 1959‚ however‚ in Czechoslovakia‚ the disease had been eradicated in 1924. Topic #1: Implementing intensified smallpox vaccination programs The smallpox vaccine was invented in 1798 by Edward Jenner‚ and it offers protection from the disease for 3 - 5 years from the

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    The early techniques of prevention of smallpox were later known as inoculation or variolation. In China‚ powdered scabs of smallpox pustules were blown into the nostrils of healthy persons through a tube. The mechanism of variolation was understood by many prominent ancient cultures in that they knew that prior exposure of uninfected people to mild strains of the Variola virus would induce an immune response in the inoculated subjects who would produce a faster immune response when later exposed

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