Disease In The 20th Century
In the modern world disease was a huge thing in the 20th century. There were many diseases that affected many people all around the world.many of them suffered or even died from it. Disease were very serious in the 20th century. The top main disease were HIVs, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Influenza, and SARS.
One of the disease that started in the 20th century was HIV in the 1980s. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV was discovered by Luc Antoine Montagnier, a French virologist and joint recipient. HIV infected about 60 million people and has caused about 30 million deaths around the world.( bahar Gholipour, 2013). It is caused by sexual contact through blood, or maybe the mother to child when on pregnancy, childbirth or even breast-feeding. …show more content…
Influenza is a very contagious viral infection of causing fevers, severe aching, and catarrh. J.S.Koen was a veterinarian who has discovered the influenza. It was also known as the Flu. In 1918 influenza was first discovered on not just humans but on animals also. The flu is very common around the world. It is caused by small viruses traveling through the air with coughs, sneezes or talks. The germs from objects can cause the influenza also.
Influenza killed at least 50 million- 100 million people in 1918 to 2009 and has taken many lives. ( Bahar Gholipour, 2013). It was one of the deadliest outbreak in this past century. To treat influenza many people recommend rest and plenty of fluids to treat the flu. Getting the flu vaccines cause antibodies develop body in two weeks.
The next disease that was in the 20th century was called SARS. SARS stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome. It is mainly caused by SARS coronavirus. It was first found by researchers in Hong Kong, United States, and Germany. This is a virus that is not dangerous in humans, but they can cause an effective disease in animals. People can get affected by close person-to-person contact. It can spread and move on to each person. It first appeared in Southern China in November 2002. ( Bahar Gholipour,
One of the disease that started in the 20th century was HIV in the 1980s. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV was discovered by Luc Antoine Montagnier, a French virologist and joint recipient. HIV infected about 60 million people and has caused about 30 million deaths around the world.( bahar Gholipour, 2013). It is caused by sexual contact through blood, or maybe the mother to child when on pregnancy, childbirth or even breast-feeding. …show more content…
Influenza is a very contagious viral infection of causing fevers, severe aching, and catarrh. J.S.Koen was a veterinarian who has discovered the influenza. It was also known as the Flu. In 1918 influenza was first discovered on not just humans but on animals also. The flu is very common around the world. It is caused by small viruses traveling through the air with coughs, sneezes or talks. The germs from objects can cause the influenza also.
Influenza killed at least 50 million- 100 million people in 1918 to 2009 and has taken many lives. ( Bahar Gholipour, 2013). It was one of the deadliest outbreak in this past century. To treat influenza many people recommend rest and plenty of fluids to treat the flu. Getting the flu vaccines cause antibodies develop body in two weeks.
The next disease that was in the 20th century was called SARS. SARS stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome. It is mainly caused by SARS coronavirus. It was first found by researchers in Hong Kong, United States, and Germany. This is a virus that is not dangerous in humans, but they can cause an effective disease in animals. People can get affected by close person-to-person contact. It can spread and move on to each person. It first appeared in Southern China in November 2002. ( Bahar Gholipour,