Variola The smallpox epidemic affected the economy‚ politics‚ and society of the thirteen English colonies in the eighteen-century. Smallpox also known as variola virus had a course of about one month leading to death or immunity and with strong remembrance of the pain. This highly contagious virus was transmitted through body fluids when in contact with an infected victim‚ and also through the clothing and the dried scabs of an infected person. The symptoms of an infected person showed
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almost eradicated‚ while smallpox has been wiped out. Never before in mankind’s history wasone of the terminal illnesses stamped out. Smallpox cases stopped completely in the US and the UK by 1971. As far as Asia is concerned‚ it happened by 1975. Therefore‚ in 1980 World Health Organization (WHO)declared total eradication of smallpox (Payette and Davis 2001). Now it is only an illness of historic interest (Poland and Jacobson 2001). Taking into account such a success with smallpox‚ the Expanded Program
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Cortes and his armies conquer their land. Because of this‚ Cortes forced a military attack on the Aztecs‚ not only killing a large sum of them but also exposing them to diseases. The disease‚ smallpox‚ had conquered a lot of the Aztecs and made it easier for the Spanish to win over the Aztec’s land. Smallpox wasn’t the only disease that took the lives of the natives. The other two main diseases were tuberculosis and the measles. A lot of Spaniards have been hearing of the fine resources in the New
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The first type of vaccines used weak or modified versions of the virus so the chances of causing illness are low and the strength of your immune system rises. This type of vaccination would be used to fight of Zoster (shingles)‚ Yellow fever‚ Smallpox and many more. The second one uses dead or inactivated types of virus to give your white blood cells enough time to fight this type of disease. Polio‚ Rabies‚ and Hepatitis A would be prevented with this type of vaccination. The third type of treatment
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Mandatory or Voluntary Vaccinations The first smallpox vaccine was discovered a few centuries ago and since that time there has been controversy of voluntary or mandatory vaccinations this is something every parent must face when having a child. To vaccinate or not to vaccinate‚ parents making this decision must weigh the risks‚ the cost‚ and the long term effects for the child later in life. Mandatory vaccines have saved many lives over the years. From smallpox to influenza‚ vaccinations have prevented
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Europe also received quinine which was a medicine that helped deal with malaria. The Columbian Exchange also had a few negative impacts; the most devastating was the spread of diseases in the Americas that were brought from Europe. Diseases like smallpox‚ tuberculosis‚ and bubonic plague quickly transfused across the New World. Overall the Columbian Exchange had a more negative impact on the New World and a more positive influence on the Old World. One lasting impression the New World had on the
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Vaccines are critical to our health as a society. In the nineteenth century physician Edward Jenner created the first smallpox vaccine made from the mild cowpox virus (Williams 20-23). Then during the twentieth century a scientific revolution improved vaccines for several diseases (Williams 23-25). These innovations in modern medicine have given today’s society the widespread prevention of some deadly diseases. All parents should vaccinate their children to prevent the further spread of deadly diseases
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Ch. 2: The occupation of Midle America What drove the Conquest The Spain’s occupation of Mesoamerica violently destroyed the Mesoamerica social instuition‚ religion and infrastructure. from 1519-1600 (80)‚ the native population felt from at least 25 million to about a million. 300 years of colonial rules‚ accompanied by political and economy exploitation. Categorized people by color. Africa begins at the pyrenees The Rome laid the foundation of the Spanish language and culture. Iberians
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MJ How European Attitudes‚ Deforestation and the Introduction of Biological Factors shaped American Environmental History In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus set sail from the Eastern coast of Europe seeking to find a shorter passage to what He believed would lead him to the Indies. Yet‚ in his quest for the Indies‚ Columbus stumbled on a land far greater and completely breathtaking…the Americas. Although Columbus and his crew were well aware of what they discovered‚ at least to a certain extent
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invented the vaccine in 1796. The original purpose for it was to protect people against smallpox. He noticed that even during the peak of the smallpox epidemic‚ the milkmaids never got the disease. After further research‚ he theorized that the reason why the milkmaids didn’t get smallpox was because they came in contact with cowpox while milking the cows. The cowpox strengthened their immune system against smallpox. Jenner extracted the liquid from the inside of a cowpox sore on a milkmaid named Sarah
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