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    The horrifying disease that has now past, killed fifty million people in Europe. We believe that is was caused by poisoned air, it was advised that everyone burn aromatic herbs and wood to clear the air there have been several remedies that have been discovered so we found a lot of people going to their local herbalists and that germs were passed when a victim coughed or air being inhaled. We feel it occurred because God was punishing us for our sins. We have had priests on the job making…

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    in many parts of the world. It is likely that the 2009 H1N1 virus will continue to spread for years to come, like a regular seasonal influenza virus." (CDC, 2010). Transmission According to the CDC (2010), influenza is a highly contagious respiratory illness that is nubile when it comes to transmission and spread. "…each year in the United States, approximately 5-20% of the population gets the flu; more than 200,000 people are hospitalized with flu-related complications; and about 36,000…

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    Epedimics & seasonal diseasis introduction In every country there are some time that country will face a huge problems one of these problems is natural disturbances , epidemics are one of them. Around the world there many countries faced some of them which lead it to losses their capacity of doing anything it cost the governments its money and more important their people . the epidemic is the better weapon in the past . in these days some of the epidemics are gone but also some of them are just…

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    Since the beginning of life, the world has been plagued with diseases, illnesses, and health complications. The black plague or the Black Death, for example, wreaked havoc on medieval Europe killing millions of people. This occurred during the 14th century. It is now the 21st century and we are faced with a new "black death" called prescription opioid drug abuse. Prescription opioid drug abuse has been on the rise in the United States since 2001 and is now considered an epidemic.…

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    trying to find a cure for the virus. He spent endless hours in his laboratory. He felt peace in his laboratory and with the death toll rising, he worked even harder. Dudley Perkins was a person who died of the virus and was under forty. Neatly two-thirds of the people who died were under forty years old. When a person who die a crepe was put on the door to signal a death. Clifford Adams recalls how every door had a crepe and how there was always another door. Gravediggers were also an issue.…

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    The first major American yellow fever epidemic hit Philadelphia in July 1793 and peaks during the first weeks of October. Philadelphia then the nation’s capital was the most cosmopolitan city in the United States. During the yellow fever epidemic during 1793 in philadelphia 5,000 or more people were listed in the official register of deaths between August 1 and November 9. Yellow fever is known for bringing on a characteristic yellow tinge to the eyes and skin and for the terrible black vomit…

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    The plague also referred to as the Black Death was a sickness that killed one third of medieval Europe, which started in 1347 and ended in 1352. The Black Death was a massive event in Europe's history. It had both devastating immediate effects and long-term effects. It effected the medical practices and the future of medicine as it put a bigger significance on practice , the economic effect, the church and the loss of respect and influence and the down fall of the feudal system. These were all…

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    With an estimated thirty-eight million men, women, and children left dead, the Black Death that swept through Europe in the mid-fourteenth century is by and large the most devastating epidemic of medieval European history. Long thought to have been brought to the European continent by flea-carrying Asian traders, the plague left a crippling trail of death and destruction in its wake. Some scholars now challenge the source of the plague, saying it could not have come from fleas or rats but rather…

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    Bubonic Plague DBQ

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    Did you know that 4.8 million people died in France, from the Bubonic plague? The Bubonic plague has deadly symptoms. The plague spread throughout Europe. The plague started in 1347. The bubonic plague is very devestating. In document 1 it states the the plague spread by rodents and fleas. The plague also spread by trade routes. This plague kept spreading and spreading killing multiple people. The Bubonic plague started approximately around 1347. The plague took 2 years to spread. In…

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    Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future-John F. Kennedy. The Black Death was a tragic event that took place in Europe during the 14th century. The disease left a lasting impact on Europe, resulting in a new worldview. The Black Death, one of the greatest catastrophes in history, resulted in a world of fear. What started as a few infected sailors docking in Italy, resulted in the death of half of Europe's population. The disease…

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