7 Worst Killer Plagues in history Smallpox (430 BC? - 1979): Killed more than 300 million people worldwide in the 20th century alone‚ and most of the native inhabitants of the Americas Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) is a contagious disease unique to humans. Smallpox is caused by either of two virus variants named Variola major and Variola minor. The deadlier form‚ V. major‚ has a mortality rate of 30–35%‚ while V. minor causes a milder form of disease called
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they were guilty for the cause of the plague‚ by poisoning wells at this same time. Muslim society at this time that might have associated the Black Death with an apocalypse‚ also the Muslim society were not held responsible for the ravages of the pandemic. Paths of the Black Death spread mostly through the Mediterranean sea. All in all the Plague was an unfortunate event that killed 25-45% of the populations if it wasn’t for the sanitation‚ rats‚ fleas‚ and hygiene the plague would have possibly been
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Cambria Rooney 10.10.11 Period 4 The Black Plague struck Europe for the first time in the 15th century‚ wiping out one third of the entire western population. This pandemic changed the way the people who were affected thought and how they lived their lives. The Europeans’ actions within the 15th through 18th centuries were influenced by the need to control the disease‚ fear‚ and their own self-interest. The Europeans tried many ways to maintain the plague from getting worse and spreading
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and honor. However‚ the destruction and horrors that soon followed their actions made their reasons seem hollow. In comparison to World War 2‚ the situation for soldiers in World War 1 was much more grave because of chemical warfare‚ the influenza pandemic of 1918‚ and trench warfare. To begin with‚ chemical warfare aided in making the horrors of World War 1. Chemical Weapons can have varying effects on it’s victims as each weapon has a different goal. For example‚ one of the less lethal chemical
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the 1300s‚ there is a possibility of another one happening. We are also at a greater risk for this occurring because of commercial travel. People could infect each other and not even know it‚ then fly to Europe and know it’s a pandemic. The truth of this comes from the pandemic
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Influenza infections are the leading cause of death. In 1918 Spanish flu killed so many people in the united state‚ and spread quickly like wild fire throughout the entire world. Many people died within the first few days after infection and others died of complications soon after. Nearly half of those who died were young‚ healthy adults. One of the most unusual aspects of the Spanish flu was its ability to kill young adults. The reasons for this remain uncertain. Even today there is no specific
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The Black Death infected an extensive 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
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Flu. By Gina Kolata. New York‚ NY: Touchstone. 1999. pp. 1 to 306. As is summarized on the front cover of the book‚ Flu by Gina Kolata is a book describing the “Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918”. The book starts out with a quote from a molecular pathologist that definitely grabs the reader’s attention. Kolata continues throughout the first chapter describing the virus as a notorious and mysterious murderer‚ turning the masses into victims. Kolata’s writing style is very interesting; she seems
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Katrina Ruppel Mr. Don Godfrey English Comp I 10 November 2014 The Black Death Throughout recorded history‚ there have been many pandemics that have dealt devastating blows to the human population. Smallpox‚ Cholera‚ and Spanish Influenza‚ are all examples of deadly diseases that have killed millions of people‚ but perhaps the most infamous of these is what many know as “The Black Death.” This pestilence ravaged Europe destroying entire towns‚ tearing apart families‚ and spreading fear like wildfire
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The Doomsday Paper - Biology How is a 21st century influenza epidemic connected to the 14th century Black Death pandemic? Connie Willis‚ in her fictional Doomsday Book‚ takes the reader on a journey through time‚ examining the devastating effects of these two diseases. Hapless Kivrin‚ the story’s heroin‚ contracts influenza in the 21st century as she prepares to travel back in time to the 14th century on a research expedition. She is accidentally sent back to the wrong decade by an influenza infected
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