Essays on Smallpox

It’s hard to imagine, in this day of age that the world suffered from a lack of antibiotics and advanced medicine — but there was a time in history when a single disease could cause thousands of deaths of people virtually overnight. The demographics trends…

Introduction Smallpox is a disease that attacks the skin cells, spleen, bone marrow, and lymph nodes and causes rashes, vomiting, and high fever. It is also an airborne disease which makes it especially dangerous because they tend to spread easily through coughing, sneezing, and other…

Intro, Genome, Structure, and Lifecycle Smallpox has affected humans for centuries causing scars, blindness, and even death. Although it is not exactly known when the first case of smallpox appeared, it is believed that smallpox has been around since the Egyptian empire. This conclusion was…

Smallpox was a pandemic that affected many people in different periods of time. It has only recently been officially eradicated. It is a terrible disease and millions have lost their lives to it. What is smallpox? Smallpox is a disease that comes from a virus…

“In virtually every war, far more people — soldiers and civilians alike — have been debilitated and killed by disease than by any combination of arrows, bullets, and bombs.” – David Koplow, Former Pentagon Advisor The Eradication of Smallpox: Jenner’s Final Victory Introduction In 1977,…

Bubonic Plague An examination of the documents shows that the Bubonic Plague and smallpox both economically, socially, and politically affected the regions they were present in. The Bubonic Plague in Europe killed nearly one third of the population. As a result, crops rotted, there was…