There’s a long history of smallpox since it has been around for thousands of years. The European settlers first brought smallpox to North America in the 1600s. In 1633-1634, the disease swept through the Northeast, wiping out entire Native American tribes. Native populations in New England are thought to have plummeted by over 70 percent due to this outbreak (Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, 2012). Smallpox is spread when a person breathes it in and out. The virus gets inside the cells lining the throat and gets in the way of the regular cellular activities, to make millions more smallpox viruses. With the large amount of cell damage it can damage an entire organ, which leads to death. To make the situation even worse the “pox
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Weeks or even months after the host is dead the virus is still alive and living on it’s bed and clothing making them all infectious. (Vijaya Khisty Bodach. 12,September 2005)
Smallpox is a serious, contagious, and sometimes, but very rarely deadly infectious disease. The pox part of smallpox refers to the raised bumps that appear on the face and body of an infected person. (cdc.com.15,January 2016.) The smallpox disease comes from the variola virus, which is a member of the orthopoxvirus genus also know as one of the biggest groups of viruses right now. (Smallpox. 2016.) In many places around the world there aren’t many commonly found cases anymore, but at one point smallpox was the thought as one of the deadly disease’s to come to America. During this time it was eradicated by a lengthy and painstaking process. The process was there to make sure everyone was contacted to be positive that everyone got a vaccination. Before the point of a …show more content…
(Nationalgeograpics.com 1996-2016) It has altered human history for example the decline in early civilization. Many scientist and health care officials has proven that the life threatening virus no longer exist.In the late 1970’s it waws declared eradicated. Shortly following a successful vaccination test trail that exceed beyond belief, this is formally known as one of the biggest medical breakthroughs in history. During the time before the vaccination the virus killed around 30 percent of people who caught it. People who caught it were often left blind, and with deep pitted scars, or pockmarks everywhere on there skin.Since the virus is spread through direct contact with infected people or body fluids or with contaminated objects such as bedding, the disease had two types. One of them is the variola major virus this is the most common form, but it is also the severest and most lethal. The second one is variola minor. This produced a milder disease, which was fatal in less than one percent of cases. The other two very rarer forms are hemorrhagic and malignant. Both resulted in death. The origin of smallpox is thought to be India or Egypt at least 3,000 years ago (Nationalgeograpics.com
Weeks or even months after the host is dead the virus is still alive and living on it’s bed and clothing making them all infectious. (Vijaya Khisty Bodach. 12,September 2005)
Smallpox is a serious, contagious, and sometimes, but very rarely deadly infectious disease. The pox part of smallpox refers to the raised bumps that appear on the face and body of an infected person. (cdc.com.15,January 2016.) The smallpox disease comes from the variola virus, which is a member of the orthopoxvirus genus also know as one of the biggest groups of viruses right now. (Smallpox. 2016.) In many places around the world there aren’t many commonly found cases anymore, but at one point smallpox was the thought as one of the deadly disease’s to come to America. During this time it was eradicated by a lengthy and painstaking process. The process was there to make sure everyone was contacted to be positive that everyone got a vaccination. Before the point of a …show more content…
(Nationalgeograpics.com 1996-2016) It has altered human history for example the decline in early civilization. Many scientist and health care officials has proven that the life threatening virus no longer exist.In the late 1970’s it waws declared eradicated. Shortly following a successful vaccination test trail that exceed beyond belief, this is formally known as one of the biggest medical breakthroughs in history. During the time before the vaccination the virus killed around 30 percent of people who caught it. People who caught it were often left blind, and with deep pitted scars, or pockmarks everywhere on there skin.Since the virus is spread through direct contact with infected people or body fluids or with contaminated objects such as bedding, the disease had two types. One of them is the variola major virus this is the most common form, but it is also the severest and most lethal. The second one is variola minor. This produced a milder disease, which was fatal in less than one percent of cases. The other two very rarer forms are hemorrhagic and malignant. Both resulted in death. The origin of smallpox is thought to be India or Egypt at least 3,000 years ago (Nationalgeograpics.com