Pneumonic plague

During the reign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Kaka'ako was a prosperous community known for its agricultural terraced farmland and thriving fisheries with fishponds and salt ponds. In the Hawaiian culture, salt, due to its food preservation properties, was valued as gold. It is also said that King Kamehameha himself, along with his family, took residence in Kaka'ako. With the discovery of the Hawaiian Islands, Kaka'ako slowly became the center of trade where foreigners would dock their ships and…

There were many great Renaissance artists in the 14 and 1500’s. Previously, the Black Death killed thousands of Europeans. That chaos caused art to be slowly forgotten. In 1475, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born. Michelangelo showed his extreme knowledge and talent in his many wonderful works of art and literature that are still marveled at today. He was a painter, architect, poet, and sculptor that was also called “The Master of All Arts.” Michelangelo showed to be the most…

connections are obvious. The plagues and Exodus in general can teach a great deal about God’s sovereignty and about being spiritual underdogs in a pluralistic world. While researching the ten plagues and Egyptian theology, one will often find that many believe each plague to be an attack on different gods. Evidence for this idea is found in Exodus 12:12. To give some context to this verse, at this point in scripture, nine of the ten plagues have already occurred and…

Cholera is killing people Cholera is an infection of small intestine by some strains of bacterium vibrio cholera. The classic symptom is large amount of watery diarrhea that lasts a few days. In this vomiting and muscle cramps may also occur. Diarrhea can be so serve that it leads within hours to severe dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. This may result in sunken eyes ,cold skin, decreased skin elasticity, and wrinkling of hands and feets. Because of dehydration skin may turn bluish. Chlorea…

The influenza pandemic of 1918 was a devastating period in both New Zealand and world history. Cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history and responsible for more deaths than World War I, this influenza pandemic resulted in anywhere from 20 to 40 million deaths worldwide (Billings 1997:). The effect it had on New Zealand history was catastrophic, killing nearly 8,500 (Rice). Perhaps the most notable discrepancy in effect that the pandemic had on New Zealand population was…

Analysis (2-3 paragraphs)- Black Saturday (Victoria 2009) One of the worst and most recent natural disasters ever recorded in Australia was Black Saturday which happened in Victoria on the 7th of February 2009. Temperatures reached a high of 48.8 °C and wind speeds were up to 110 kilometres. - Cause The cause of this fire is due to many different things, but for all fires to start in the first place it needs materials that can burn like dried out leaves fuel), a source of ignition (heat)…

We all see the current election as a man with no experience that simply complains about issues without giving a solution verses a woman who deletes all of her emails, we do nothing but attempt to say one side is better and complain that this is the worse election ever but we never take into consideration that in the past elections were just as bad if not worse. Diseases like Ebola leave people in fear even though it by no means even compares to diseases from the past simply because we have…

Red Death” Imagine you are a journalist during this time of plague. Write a news article describing the events Poe provides in the story. Consider what to present as factual evidence, what persons you could interview for information, and what angle you will take on the actions of Prince Prospero. Deaths at the Ball in Prince Prospero's Abby! There were many deaths last night at Prospero’s Mansion and some experts are pointing to a plague that went through the guests like wildfire. There…

Smallpox and Malaria Treatment in the 1700’s Diseases are one of the few things in life that have been around for centuries. Almost all diseases started from viruses, then turned into much bigger outbreaks that could take centuries to cure. The first cases of smallpox and a few other deadly diseases occurred around 300 CE (“History of Smallpox”). Ever since then, doctors have created medicines and vaccines to prevent further outbreaks, but in the 1700’s it was much harder. During the…

Chapter 1- A Fable for Tomorrow The beginnings of the changes in this town were caused by people ourselves. i. Changes in the town A. Farms - Farms were prosperous and full of grains/ fruits and flowers in abundance - Dried and withered vegetation/ no pollination/ everything started to die B. Animals - Birds in the sky/ Fish in the lake and pond/ animals running on the field - No sound heard by the birds and most could not fly/ Fish died/ young animals survived only a few days At once prosperous…