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∙ 14y agoSmallpox first appeared in Australia in April 1789. It is believed to have killed over half of the Eora Aboriginal population in the Sydney area.
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Where in Australia was petroleum found first?
Petroleum was first found in Western Australia.
Who discovered smallpox?
The first known cases of smallpox go back to 1350 BC and the disease has been known for a very long time. Dr. Campbell identified how smallpox is spread. Edward Jenner is credited with developing the smallpox vaccine in 1796.
What was found in Australia in 1851?
1851 was the year of the first official gold discoveries in Australia.
Was smallpox on the first fleet?
Smallpox was on the First Fleet in the form of bottles of dried innoculation materials. Such material was used to protect people against smallpox before Jenner's vaccination became available. No case of active smallpox disease was reported during the First Fleet voyage. However a seamen from the First Fleet caught smallpox (from local natives) over a year after arrival at Sydney Cove.
What if the Portuguese found Australia first?
then we speak portuguese instead of English
Is smallpox widespread in Australia?
No. There has been no smallpox in Australia since 1938.
Who was nearly wiped out by smallpox in Australia?
Australia's Aborigines.
What group was nearly wiped out by smallpox in Australia?
Aborigines were mainly affected by smallpox.
Where in Australia was petroleum found first?
Petroleum was first found in Western Australia.
Who found smallpox?
Smallpox has been around since 1100 BC. The first attempt to protect people from the disease was discovered in 1796 by Edward Jenner.
When did the smallpox hit Australia?
in the summer of 2063
When was smallpox first documented?
The earliest credible clinical evidence of smallpox is found in the Egyptian mummy of Ramses V who died over 3000 years ag.
Who first got smallpox?
No one knows who first got smallpox.
One of the first people to study small pox was?
The first evidence of smallpox as a disease was found in ancient China from 1122 BC.
Is Australia the first country that was found?
No.
What countries are smallpox found?
Scotland
Why do you think they made the vaccination against smallpox non-compulsory?
Smallpox was one of the first sucess-stories of vaccinations. So many people had the vaccine that Smallpox mostly died out. It is now only found in laboratories, and maybe in some poorer countries.
