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It would be worse than a nuclear explosion if terrorists got a hold of what?
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smallpox virus
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What is so special about smallpox?
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No disease has been more lethal
Only disease to ever be erased from planet |
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How fast did smallpox usually kill you?
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3-5 days
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90% of natives died from what?
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conquistadors smallpox spread...tsk tsk
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What innoculation happened in China?
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Took smallpox scabs, and they would make the patient put the up their nose
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What are some symptoms of smallpox?
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fever, boils, weakness, pus, blood poisoning, hemorraging in intestines or lungs, heart failure
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What virus was used for the first vaccine made for smallpox?
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cowpox
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what are some symptoms of ebola?
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fever, headache, nausea, black vomit, bloody diarrhea, skin discolored, skin tears, basically eating flesh from inside out, face muscles freeze
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how many people die from ebola?
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8 out of 10
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Where did ebola originate?
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monkeys in Virginia *didn't affect us*
Zaire? |
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define index case?
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first person infected with virus
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Why was ebola so hard to contain?
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virus is still infectious for decades plus.
corpses are still infectious, leak fluid filled w/ virus particles |
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what is the weakness of ebola?
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kills too quickly
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what are the symptoms of the hanta virus?
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attacks lungs, fills w/ fluid
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what percent of victims does the hanta virus kill?
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60%
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Where does the hanta virus originate?
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deer mouse's gut, comes out through feces and urine
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how many states have been affected by the hanta virus?
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23
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What is Dengue Fever also called?
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"break bone fever"
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What are some symptoms of Dengue fever?
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headaches, fever, vomiting
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What transfers Dengue fever?
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mesquitos
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Having dengue fever causes you to be more what to other strands of dengue fever?
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susceptible because ur body doesnt make antibodies for it
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what other virus belongs in the family of the dengue fever?
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measles
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How is the dengue fever spread?
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possibly thru blood and fluids, but unknown
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