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…

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…

“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,…