Smallpox
“ The last known case of smallpox was reported in West and Central Africa, since then it has been declared eradicated,”(Foege, Williams Smallpox Eradication in West and Central Africa). Before smallpox was eradicated, smallpox originated from North eastern Africa in 10,000 B.C. according to WHO(World Health Organization) smallpox has killed 300 to 500 million people before eradication. The fatality rate for smallpox was 30%. Even after eradication, smallpox shocks everybody because of its symptoms and medical treatment.
First, smallpox is classified as a biosafety 1 but is highly contagious. Additionally, when infected with smallpox, …show more content…
Most people who are infected with smallpox were quarantine just left to fend for themselves and let nature take its course. But after much effort, CDC(Center for Disease Control) scientist developed a vaccine from cowpox. “Since Jenner introduced vaccination in 1796, smallpox has gradually eliminated from the industrialized world,” (Maruyam, Xavier, Naval War College Review). After they developed a vaccine, WHO launched a massive campaign to vaccinate the world against the world and after 3 ½ years, smallpox was declared eradicated. To sum up, small was untreatable but now has been eradicated due to a vaccine.
More about, smallpox may have been horrifying scary but there were still people who wanted to help. A man named Miller(first name unstated) was one of the first supporters of smallpox vaccine and helped WHO launch the massive campaign to vaccinate the world. “By 1969, the New York Times reported, Dr. Miller’s program had vaccinated 100 million people in the region,”(Maragalit Fox, International New York Times). Believe it or not, Miller was the reason to get WHO to vaccinate the world, so basically, without him, smallpox would still be around. Finally, smallpox a deadly but eradicated disease is gone but a minor setback can unleash this deadly disease back into the public and will set the world back years. But after much effort to the CDC and WHO, they were able to eradicate this awful disease from the face of the
“ The last known case of smallpox was reported in West and Central Africa, since then it has been declared eradicated,”(Foege, Williams Smallpox Eradication in West and Central Africa). Before smallpox was eradicated, smallpox originated from North eastern Africa in 10,000 B.C. according to WHO(World Health Organization) smallpox has killed 300 to 500 million people before eradication. The fatality rate for smallpox was 30%. Even after eradication, smallpox shocks everybody because of its symptoms and medical treatment.
First, smallpox is classified as a biosafety 1 but is highly contagious. Additionally, when infected with smallpox, …show more content…
Most people who are infected with smallpox were quarantine just left to fend for themselves and let nature take its course. But after much effort, CDC(Center for Disease Control) scientist developed a vaccine from cowpox. “Since Jenner introduced vaccination in 1796, smallpox has gradually eliminated from the industrialized world,” (Maruyam, Xavier, Naval War College Review). After they developed a vaccine, WHO launched a massive campaign to vaccinate the world against the world and after 3 ½ years, smallpox was declared eradicated. To sum up, small was untreatable but now has been eradicated due to a vaccine.
More about, smallpox may have been horrifying scary but there were still people who wanted to help. A man named Miller(first name unstated) was one of the first supporters of smallpox vaccine and helped WHO launch the massive campaign to vaccinate the world. “By 1969, the New York Times reported, Dr. Miller’s program had vaccinated 100 million people in the region,”(Maragalit Fox, International New York Times). Believe it or not, Miller was the reason to get WHO to vaccinate the world, so basically, without him, smallpox would still be around. Finally, smallpox a deadly but eradicated disease is gone but a minor setback can unleash this deadly disease back into the public and will set the world back years. But after much effort to the CDC and WHO, they were able to eradicate this awful disease from the face of the