Essay On Small Pox

SMALLPOX For this project I am doing the smallpox disease. This virus is very serious. There is a certain virus that causes this disease. That virus is called variola. Variola only causes the smallpox disease. Now how is this spread? Smallpox is spread by just a touch. If you touch a person who is infected with smallpox then there is a very highly chance that you will get the smallpox too. But the main way it is spread is from face-to-face contact. There are three main symptoms that you show before getting the smallpox. One symptom is severe headaches. Another symptom is vomiting. The last symptom is a rash appearing 48-72 hours before the initial symptoms start. One question you are probably wondering is; how was it discovered and who discovered smallpox? Edward Jenner discovered smallpox. He discovered smallpox in 1796. Smallpox is a natural disease. Smallpox was lost in prehistory. It has been told that smallpox first appeared in 10,000 BC. There is not real treatment to the smallpox. But they now have a vaccine for smallpox. It is called the smallpox vaccine. This helps make your body immune to the smallpox disease. If you get the smallpox vaccine then your body is immune to the
The effect smallpox has on people is very severe. Smallpox is very contagious. It is also a very deadly disease. About 30% of smallpox cases ended in death. The smallpox disease has affected humans for thousands of years and it will continue to affect humans lives. The smallpox is not pretty. It makes your skin very bumpy and red. It looks like your skin is bubbling. Here is a picture of what the smallpox disease looks like when you have it. There is not treatment for this disease sadly. This disease may not have a treatment but it does have a vaccine for it. The vaccine is called the smallpox vaccine. This vaccine will make your body immune to the disease so if you ever come across the smallpox your body can fight it