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That is a long an involved answer.Basically people believed in unbalance humers, I don't know what that means and neither did they.Then a guy I think his name was Schmilweiss came along and saw that more babies survived birth with a woman nurse than a man doctor.He found that the woman actually washed their hands whereas the men would wipe their butt and care less.He came up with "germ theory" that there were little animucules (that's what they called them) causing the deaths.They laffed and laffed and laffed at him till he went bonkers and wound up going crazy.It was known at the time that if you had cowpox which was not fatal and gave it to someone else you did not get smallpox or if you did you did not die.A vaccination of a sort.Check the link under the related links section for a good article on the whole thing.
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∙ 15y agosmall pox is caused by a virus named variola
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How many people died from smallpox from 2000-2008?
none, the disease no longer exists naturaly none, the disease no longer exists naturaly
Is smallpox virus or bacteria?
Smallpox was a virus.
What terrible disease caused an epidemic which killed over 3000 people in Montreal in 1885?
Smallpox
Where in the world would you find Smallpox?
After the eradication of smallpox, the last samples of smallpox were kept for academic research in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US and State Research Centre of Virology and Biotechnology in Russia. Both these institutions are under heavy guard to avoid the possibility of the theft of the samples for biological warfare.
Is the last man to have smallpox still alive?
Smallpox is still alive, just not dangerous and it is under control. There is no real cure for it.
How did smallpox start spreading?
The Americas gave First Nation's people blankets that were known to be infected with smallpox. After that, the disease is highly contagious and can travel through the air. Due to this, the smallpox disease spread like wildfire, killing a vast majority of the First Nation's people
What did the two men who were looking for runaway slaves think about the people on the board the raft?
They had smallpox
If smallpox has been eliminated worldwide then why do they continue to cause 10's of millions of deaths?
Smallpox does not cause any deaths. Other preventable diseases cause deaths.
Why was the smallpox vaccine needed?
for you're safety of not getting smallpox.
What is most common cause of death in US?
I think it is probably war or diseases like smallpox and diphtheria. Sorry if I'm wrong
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.
Does identity need to be shared with people if you believe you where exposed to smallpox?
yeah definaly because u could cause an epidemic
What disease that can cause permanent pockmarks or death?
Smallpox.
What killed Pocahontas?
The exact cause of Pocahontas's death is still unknown. Some people think she died from TB, smallpox, poison, or pneumonia.
The disease that killed many people was smallpox and?
mousito bites. it what caused by smallpox
Why was smallpox eliminated?
In the 20th century alone between 500 and 800 million people died of smallpox. That is why smallpox was eliminated.
Why does smallpox cause blindness?
Smallpox can go anywhere in your body. Which includes ears, tounge, toes, and eyes. Think about it. It starts to raise into a bump, then there is a bead that rises under neath to make it hard, then is bursts open, expelling blood and pus,then it scabs over. Think about that happenening to your eyes. Why wouldn't you go blind is the answer.
