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    Edward Jenner Cowpox

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    Smallpox, which was once the most feared disease known to mankind. This disease caused lives impossible to withstand through, all the suffering they went into before they died. It became known as an epidemic disease that ended up exterminating thousands of people. Smallpox started out in Hispaniola originated among African slaves in the silver mines of Haiti and Dominican Republic. Because of no cure, it traveled to the island of Puerto Rico, and then Cuba. It was only a matter of time until it…

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    The Art World Expands

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    While reading “The Art World Expands” I began noticing a trend of how the art that was being created reflected what was going on in real world or society. These pieces interpreted what was going on around the artist and how they responded to that certain situation or problem. This is mostly notable in recent decades, particularly the 80s where there numerous changes were starting to happen around the world. For instance, improvement in technology like; fax machine, laptop computers, and first…

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    referred to as the flu. It is an acute respiratory disease, which if left untreated, can worsen and lead into influenza pneumonia, a much more serious disease that often leads to hospitalization or death. Other complications from the flu are bronchitis, sinus and ear infections ("Flu Symptoms & Severity", 2015). There are types of the influenza virus: influenza A and influenza B, and there are many strains within each type. While the respiratory system is the main site of the virus, the flu is…

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    The deadly disease known as The Black Death killed about 1-3 of Europe`s population. It helped start modern medicine. It changed the way Europe worked. The Black Death is considered one of the deadliest diseases in the history of mankind. The Black Death was a terrible disease that killed between 25 to 50 percent of Europe`s population. It came to Europe because they traded with the east. There were 3 different types of it. The most common of them was called the Bubonic Plague. It`s…

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    bacteria called Yersinia Pestis, ravaged the population of Europe in the middle ages. “Localized epidemics of bubonic plague occurred with relative frequency, but only twice did the plague affect a wide enough swath of the population to be labeled a pandemic, or widespread epidemic” (The Black Death Arrives). When it did, over half the population of Europe died from exposure to the plague. Europe was densely populated and living conditions were terrible, making it easier for disease to spread…

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    During the end of 1347 Italy experienced the beginning of the most lethal outbreak of disease to ever enter its land. This disease is known as the Black Death. It is believed that the Black Death was brought on by an animal epidemic. In the Middle Ages people believed that it was rats that were the ones infecting the people, when in fact they were just helping transport the real culprit from place to place. It was the flea that carried this terrible disease from Asia. Rats were often found on…

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    Carlos Finlay and the Yellow Fever On October 11, 1793, the death toll from the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia had reached 100. By the time this epidemic ended, 5,000 people (9% of the total population in the United States at the time) were dead (Frierson 2010). Due to an unknown cause of illness, in addition to the rapid onset of the disease, yellow fever would be regarded as one of the most devastating diseases at the time. We now know that yellow fever is a serious disease caused by an…

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    People are dying all around you, and an unsafe feeling thrives throughout your nerves. The cringing feeling to even make a step outside your residence is killing you. According to the information given, The Black Death AKA The Bubonic Plague was a pandemic which stretched all across Europe killing approximately 25-50% of the population of Europe. The Black Death was a cleansing of the population of Europe. It made humans scared of each other The Black Death ties with the changes that took place…

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    The Unknown It all started the day a dusty handprint appeared on the outer side of the glass dome; the day we knew we weren't the last ones still alive. About 20 years ago a new plague hit North America called Vistalis, it spread around through mosquitos. Pretty soon there were 100s of people dying from the plague. What the scientists didn’t know, was that the moment that one person got the plague, the plague would spread through the air. Vistalis soon spread all over the world, in less than 7…

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    In the mid fourteenth century the first wave of the bubonic plague broke out, but it didn’t stop there. Outbreaks throughout Europe continued well through the eighteenth century. Many people fled, trying to escape the death that lingered everywhere they looked. The plague spread fear, as well as sickness; caused people to turn to the church; and develop different theories as to why the disease plagued them. Because of the plague, fear was spread throughout Europe, in turn causing people to…

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