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Small Pox

Small Pox. Jake Morgan and Kaylee Layne. Small Pox. Small Pox is a viral disease. It has been around since 1500 BC where it started somewhere in the Nile Valley. Symptoms include: High fever, Fatigue, Body Aches and Headaches, “Pox” all over the body. History of Small Pox.

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Small Pox

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  1. Small Pox Jake Morgan and Kaylee Layne

  2. Small Pox • Small Pox is a viral disease. • It has been around since 1500 BC where it started somewhere in the Nile Valley. • Symptoms include: High fever, Fatigue, Body Aches and Headaches, “Pox” all over the body

  3. History of Small Pox • Variola Major (Small Pox) originated in 1500 BC somewhere in the Nile Valley and began being transferred from Egyptian Pharaohs to Indian Traders. • Small Pox has spread all the way from Egypt, to India, to China, to Japan, where it has spread all over the world. • It had killed 300 million in the 20th century alone.

  4. Treatment • Within 1-4 days of infection, the vaccine is necessary, if not, the ill person needs to be isolated and possibly put on antibiotics. • Emergency procedures would need to take place if someone were infected to protect the general population from exposure.

  5. Common Symptoms • At first, common symptoms are: High fever, fatigue, body aches, headache, back ache, and vomiting. • 12-14 days of infection: Early rash, Scabs, Diarrhea, Excessive Bleeding, Raised Rash, and “Pox” on the body. • *Probability of death is 30%, although some may recover, they are left with disfiguring scars.*

  6. How Smallpox is Spread • Smallpox virus stays in saliva in the back of people’s throats. • Once its in your body, it immediately starts invading your cells. • It creates microcellular tubes which allow it to spread from cell to cell without being detected by antibodies. • Because of this, it can be spread quickly and easily. • Spreads from person to person through the air.

  7. Current Smallpox Outbreak • There was an “outbreak of smallpox in Jharkhand, India. Three people in Gumla were reported to have died of the infectious disease and another five people were reported to be ill. The local health department have immediately rushed in to see if the deaths were from the ‘so called ‘ eradicated disease smallpox.” –Christina England, www.vactruth.com • (This case broke out on March 28, 2011)

  8. Who can Get It? • Since Valoria Major is highly contagious, anybody can get it. • Since elderly people have weaker immune systems, they are more likely to get it. • The disease has now been wiped out, but anyone who has worked with it in a lab can easily spread it.

  9. Current Research • Only 2 laboratories in the world are known to house Variola. One in Atlanta, Georgia and one in Russia. • These labs are very careful, if the disease is exposed, they could produce an epidemic. Therefore, doing little research on it at this time.

  10. Works Cited • England, Christina. "News of Smallpox Outbreak in India Raises Fear | VacTruth.com." VacTruth.com. N.p., 28 Mar. 2011. Web. 12 Feb. 2013. •  "Small Pox." EMedicineHealth. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2013. •  "Small Pox." Smallpox. N.p., June-July 2011. Web. 12 Feb. 2013. •  "Smallpox: Eradicating the Scourge." BBC News. BBC, 17 Feb. 2011. Web. 12 Feb. 2013.  "Smallpox Virus." - Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology. N.p., 31 Jan. 2013. Web. 12 Feb. 2013.

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