The most known member of the Poxviridae family is variola virus‚ the causing agent of smallpox disease. From the time of its suspected emergence after 10‚000 BC to the time of its eradication‚ smallpox was a worldwide feared disease that took hundreds of millions of lives (8). The first recorded smallpox epidemic was in 1350 BC during the Egyptian–Hittite war. Smallpox then spread to Europe between the 5th and 7th centuries and to the North American colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries. These
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Individuals and their discoveries are not enough on their own to bring medical progress. Explain how far this statement applies to Jenner and his work. Jenner’s discovery of the link between cowpox and smallpox was significant to the development of a vaccine for smallpox. However‚ it can be argued that Jenner and his discovery were not enough on their own to bring medical progress. The factors Scientific thinking‚ Government Communication and Changing attitudes played a major and important role
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Physicians of Philadelphia‚ the Chinese would scrape scabs from smallpox victims on to healthy open pores of the arm dating back to 1000AD. They believed that exposing a person to a small amount of the disease would help them build up immunity towards it. This was also called inoculation. Such ideas inspired what we now call immunizations or vaccines. The history of vaccines begins with the emergence of incurable diseases including smallpox; leading to not only the development of a plethora of vaccines
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Smallpox was a major health concern‚ not only for North American but the entire world. The eradication of smallpox was eventually accomplished. The threat of infection from the smallpox virus was finally vanquished thanks to the collective formation of vaccines. This historical event represents the importance of vaccines and that eradication of the dangerous disease is possible. The Smallpox virus was an infectious disease that was spread through the air in close proximity. Due to its contagious
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protecting people from diseases or viruses such as Anthrax or Smallpox. They contain one of the only two legal Smallpox stocks in the world. They have 8‚500 employees. It is located in Atlanta‚ Georgia. They try to use prevention to promote healthier people and a healthier world. This means that they try to kill a disease or virus the instant it starts‚ instead of waiting for it to become a major problem. They helped eradicate Smallpox. Some of their future goals include: eliminating the possibility
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A significant contribution by the Muslim community was the discovery and investigation of the disease small pox. Small pox is a highly contagious disease characterized by a fever and small spots which leave permanently disfiguring scars in the form of pits. If it is not treated immediately it results in death‚ even a patient does survive the disease the skin is permanently disfigured. The disease was first identified in 1122 BC in Egypt and quickly spread through out the eastern world and eventually
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Prevention Strategies of Communicable diseases Methods of Control Communicable diseases occur only when the causative agent comes into contact with a susceptible host in a suitable environment. Prevention and control efforts for communicable diseases may be directed to any of these three elements. Communicable diseases affect both individuals and communities‚ so control efforts may be directed at both. Treatment of persons with communicable diseases with antibiotics typically kills the agent and
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Edward Jenner was an English surgeon that is now greatly known in the field of science as discovering a way to vaccinate for smallpox. Because of his achievements in the medical field of science‚ this has led to many other great discoveries and a way to control a great deal of diseases. Because of him‚ the smallpox disease is now virtually nonexistent. That is why he is also known as the “Father of Immunology” Jenner was born May 17‚ 1749 in the English countryside. His father was a clergyman. His
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Vaccinations are injections created to kill and weaken threatening organisms in the body. They also strengthen and support the body’s immunity in fighting against these harmful organisms. Vaccinations are also known as immunisations‚ needles and shots. All vaccinations must be licensed and approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to ensure that the vaccines are safe and effective. Vaccines also go through a variety of testings‚ clinical trials and sanctions whereby extensive scientific
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Jenner in 1796 to attempt something unethical. Edward had taken notice that milkmaids did not fall ill to smallpox while those around them did. Jenner realized that the milkmaids had been exposed to a form of cowpox‚ also known as vaccinia‚ which was less severe than smallpox‚ overcame the illness‚ and were then immune after multiple forms of exposure to the related disease‚ including smallpox‚ also known as variola vera. He deduced then that the viruses were similar enough genetically that acquiring
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