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The Diphtheria Virus
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What is epidemic transition?
epidemic transition is when a disease such as flu is transmitted rapidly
What if An epidemic that becomes very widespread is called?
An epidemic that becomes very widespread is called a pandemic.
How is epidemic differ from an outbreak?
sudden increase in the cases is epidemic and sudden increasein the cases is outbreak but epidemic word is used in medical terminology and outbreak word is for a layman person
When does an epidemic stop?
An epidemic stops only when the number of susceptible hosts decreases. This decrease could be due to death or recovery.
Qual é o nome cientifico da formiga?
Formiga; nome científico : (Iridomyrmex purpureus).Classificação científicaReino: AnimaliaFilo: ArthropodaClasse: InsectaSuperordem: EndopterygotaOrdem: HymenopteraSubordem: ApocritaSuperfamília: VespoideaFamília: FormicidaeLatreille, 1809
When did balto save nome?
Balto saved Nome in 1925
Why wasn't helicopter used in 1925 diphtheria epidemic in Nome?
Helicopters were developed and built during the first half-century of flight, with the Focke-Wulf Fw 61 being the first operational helicopter in 1936.
What are the release dates for North of Nome - 1925?
North of Nome - 1925 was released on: USA: 30 August 1925 UK: 30 May 1927
What was the serum run?
In January/February 1925, to combat a diptheria epidemic, dog sled teams relayed diptheria serum from Nenana to Nome. It was also known at the Great Race of Mercy.
Which northwest United States city got its name due to a cartographer's typo?
Nome, Alaska Nome and the Iditarod The Iditarod Race came into being in large part because of a diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska in February, 1925. Nome citizens needed a diphtheria serum to fight the epidemic, and the only way to get the serum to Nome in the middle of winter was to use sled dogs and mushers. This background story eventually led to the creation of the Iditarod Race in 1973. The name "Nome" According to Wikipedia the origin of the name "Nome" is still under debate, with one possible story being that the name "Name" was mistakenly read as "Nome", so a mapmaker used "Nome" as the name of the city. Another possibility is that the name Nome was given by the city's founded, Jafet Lindeberg, originally of Norway. Near his childhood home in Norway there is an area known as Nome Valley.
What happened in Nome Alaska in 1925?
Diptheria spread through the town. There was a diptheria epidemic. In 1925 Bolto the half wolf and half dog was a outcast until he ran 600 miles and brought back medicine to the sick people. He was a genuine hero, so he became a sled dog.
What famous dog helped the people of Nome during the diphtheria epidemic?
Balto, a Siberian husky
What actors and actresses appeared in North of Nome - 1925?
The cast of North of Nome - 1925 includes: William Dills as Tate Killaly Gladys Johnston as Zelma Killaly Robert McKim as Henri Cocteau Howard Webster as Quig Lanigan
Can you write a sentence with the word epidemic?
The virus has hit epidemic proportions, in just two weeks.
What epidemic hit Aberdeen in 1964?
Typhoid
When was the Iditarod race originated?
In 1973, when an epidemic of dipetheria hit the city of Nome in western Alaska. Unfortunatly, the antitoxin could only be found in Anchorage, in the other side of Alaska. Airplanes were very new, and and only flew during the short summer. It was agreed that the antitoxin would be taken to Nenuana by train, and then a team if dog sled teams would take it to Nome. This is where the Iditarod came from.
What was the lead dog of the sled team that carried antitoxin from Nenana Alaska to Nome Alaska in 1925?
The lead dog was Balto.
