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Smallpox Research Paper

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population could be in danger. This is because portions of our population are unvaccinated which means they have the potential of contracting the diseases and spreading it. The large population could be a danger if this happens which would result in chaos throughout the world. Smallpox as a weapon could turn over any plan that is put in place even post vaccination and cause many deaths. It is the mode of transmission, low dose, and ability to cause a severe disease that makes it widely feared as a biological weapon (Weiss ea atl., 2004).
The severity of the diseases can be categorized in many ways, however the physical symptoms are the most gruesome and painful. Early on the symptoms of small pox mimic those that are associated with the flu. …show more content…

The World Health Organization declared that smallpox was eradicated globally on May 8th, 1980. This was the first time in global history that a disease was completely destroyed. It is this eradication that leads to a series of conference throughout the world working toward eradicating other diseases. At these conferences they were able to rank these diseases, discuss the eliminations of diseases such as Measles, and Poliomyelitis. This was the stepping-stone for a global revolution. It allowed everyone to reflect on how smallpox was eradicated and how to implement these strategies toward other diseases. The history of smallpox eradication changed the world forever (Fenner ea …show more content…

It was Edward Jenner’s challenges and work lead to what is now called the Smallpox Vaccine. However, it wasn’t until the 19th century that people started to accept the idea of vaccines and utilize them as a form of preventative treatment. Vaccines were vastly different from variolation in many ways. We were able to get all the benefits that were associated with variolation with out the side effects that were connected with them. Second hand diseases had the capability of being spread from person to person through variolation. This in turn produced a fear for second hand diseases that could arise from variolation. This problem was also found with vaccines, which, will be discussed later on. However, vaccinations didn’t mean we had lifelong immunity to the disease we still need to be revaccinated. Strands from the vaccine need to be shipped in order for other countries to use reap the positive benefits (Fenner ea. atl.,

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