Smallpox

That depends on how you measure the time. Do you mean from the first time the disease existed until it was wiped out, or from the first time someone demonstrated that a prevention was possible? The disease has existed for an unknown amount of time, but some estimate the beginning at approximately 10,000 BC. The first inoculations were about 1000 BC. Edward Jenner demonstrated how cowpox could protect people from smallpox in 1795. The last known naturally-occurring case of smallpox was in 1977, although someone died after being exposed to the virus in a lab in 1978.

So, 12,0000 years? 3,000 years? 200 years? Or, you could measure from the first time they tried to actually eradicate it on an entire hemisphere. That was 1950, so ... 27 years?

No

Snow's contribution was an improved understanding on how Cholera was spread, i.e epidemiology.

Since cholera is a bacterial disease, the only way to cure it is to wait for the body's natural defenses to defeat it and antibiotics to shorten the duration. During Snow's time the germ theory of disease was not yet accepted so antibiotics were not even known - consequently he really couldn't develop a cure for it. Treatment is mostly a matter of keeping the victim hydrated and keeping their electrolytes from getting out of balance.

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People die of smallpox because the disease can cause multiple symoptoms,delieria,chills,headaches,backaches,coma,fever, and much much more. People die from it because once the virus has entered your body it starts to take over cells. Once it takes over the cells it starts to shut down your nervous system. Once it does that it pretty much "reprograms" the cell to make copies of the virus. Once it starts makeing copies it takes over the whole body,the brain,legs,arms,everything. Then you die.

Complications such as bacterial infection of the open skin lesions, pneumonia, or bone infections are the major causes of death from smallpox.

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

Smallpox is a serious, contagious, and sometimes fatal infectious disease. There is no specific treatment for smallpox disease, and the only prevention is vaccination. The name smallpox is derived from the Latin word for "spotted" and refers to the raised bumps that appear on the face and body of an infected person. There are two clinical forms of smallpox. Variola major is the severe and most common form of smallpox, with a more extensive rash and higher fever. There are four types of variola major smallpox: ordinary (the most frequent type, accounting for 90% or more of cases); modified (mild and occurring in previously vaccinated persons); flat; and hemorrhagic (both rare and very severe). Historically, variola major has an overall fatality rate of about 30%; however, flat and hemorrhagic smallpox usually are fatal. Variola minor is a less common presentation of smallpox, and a much less severe disease, with death rates historically of 1% or less. (information from Rebecca)

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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.

Europeans brought smallpox with them when they travelled to the Americas and it killed many people there. They brought tobacco back to Europe and tobacco has resulted in many deaths too.

The observation that milkmaids almost never got smallpox.

What Legal responsibility dose the CDC have to inform public of risks to smallpox vaccine?

More than half the population died.

Many Indians Died in heaps or of starvation

Edward ruled for 6 years in his 5th year (1552 April) he became very ill for one week it was diagnosed as measles and smallpox. he later died in 1553 after complications, the throne went to lady Jane grey but she only ruled for 9 days because the public started to think the Mary was meant for the throne so she disappeared;)

George Washington was the one. He went there in hopes that the climate would help his half-brother regain his health.

There is nowhere in the world today where one could be infected with smallpox. Smallpox was declared officially eradicated May 8 1980. Before 1980, it was possible to be infected while in the UK. In fact, Edward Jenner, the man who discovered the smallpox vaccine, was born in Berkeley, England in 1749. All information is courtesy of <i>Smallpox Vaccine: Escape from a Deadly Scourge</i>, which can be found at http://22484930.nhd.weebly.com/index.html.

No, it is not. The Latin name of the viruses causing smallpox is Variola or Variola vera, with the two substrands called major and minor.

Smallpox was spread by inhaling the airborne virus, by direct contact with infected persons, and in some cases, by the virus being on bedding. After a program of vaccinations, the World Health Organization has announced that smallpox has been eliminated- first disease ever eliminated. Nobody gets it now.

Roosters and chickens do not carry smallpox- it was a humans only disease.