Small Pox Research Paper

A significant contribution by the Muslim community was the discovery and investigation of the disease small pox. Small pox is a highly contagious disease characterized by a fever and small spots which leave permanently disfiguring scars in the form of pits. If it is not treated immediately it results in death, even a patient does survive the disease the skin is permanently disfigured. The disease was first identified in 1122 BC in Egypt and quickly spread through out the eastern world and eventually, through colonization, spread to all parts of the world. Small pox still greatly effects the world today. In the 20th century alone, small pox was responsible for an estimated 300-500 million deaths. It was not until the end of the ninth century