About 16 million people died because of the disease. People called it the Bubonic Plague or “Black Death”. Many people were affected because of the Bubonic Plague. The Bubonic Plague or “Black Death” was a disadvantage. The people that were infected had symptoms because of the disease. In Document 1‚ it said that the Bubonic Plague began in (Europe) Italy. It started approximately in 1348‚ and it took 2 years for the plague to spread. The Bubonic Plague travelled East to West. The Bubonic
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Its 1348‚ the world has evolved through unpresented events; it has drastically changed…. not for good. In Europe a contagious plague caused the death of many… this so-called plague was caused by rodents; they were bitten by parasites. After that‚ the infected rodent transmitted the parasite to a human. When this parasite bit the human‚ it vomitted the rodent’s nauseated blood to the victim. The virus spreads through your body while devouring major functions of your brain; causing a high dose of anxiety
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The Black Death: Bubonic Plague The Black Death was an epidemic that killed about one-third of Europe’s population. In the early 1330’s a deadly disease known as the Black Death occurred in China. China was one of the top world trading nations so it wasn’t long before the Black Plague started spreading throughout other countries. Eventually in the late 1340’s the disease occurred in Europe by sea resulting in about 20 to 30 million deaths. During this time many groups of people were made scapegoats
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In the 19th century‚ London England experienced many tragedies. The rise in industrialization in many cities resulted in an increase in population and a decrease in living standards. These two factors were prime contributors to the generally unsanitary conditions that the majority of citizens were faced with during this time period. These unsanitary conditions caused many different diseases and illnesses. One of these diseases was cholera‚ a disease characterised by diarrhea and vomiting‚ which can
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loss of life from biological or chemical attacks or an avian influenza pandemic. Computer models estimate that between 2 and 100 million people could die in the event of a flu pandemic‚ depending on the characteristics of the virus. Fears of a major public health crisis are greater now than ever before‚ and governments throughout the world are trying to improve their capabilities for identifying biochemical attacks or pandemic outbreaks more rapidly. On May 3‚ 2006‚ the United States government issued
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A threat to Human society is the next pandemic. What will this Pandemic bring? How will the Human society prepare‚ or eventually do to prevent the Pandemic. The Gardeners from Margaret Atwood’s novel “The Year of the Flood” are a group of eco-subversives that prepare for a Pandemic. The Gardeners use different religions to make up their beliefs. In both “ The Year of The Flood” and the article by David Shenk “ How to Survive the Avian Flu‚ Smallpox‚ or Plague” tell the reader to grow food‚ stock
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We learned from chapter 1 that a pandemic is defined as “an epidemic occurring worldwide or crossing international boundaries and usually affecting a large number of people”. The 1918 influenza is a classical example. I was assigned to watch the hunt for the killer flu. This documentary attempts to trace the legacy of the 1918 influenza outbreak that destroyed over 40 million people. It describes the virus and its potential deadly effects. The video examines the expeditions of scientists who are
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Assess the Effectiveness of a Storyboard I am reviewing “Orange County Health Department in Florida-- STD Quality Improvement Project Storyboard (October 2005 – July 2006) http://www.phf.org/resourcestools/Documents/orangecountystoryboard.pdf. Every step of the performance improvement process was represented on the storyboard. The problem was that early syphilis cases were increasing in Orange County‚ and the goal was to reduce early syphilis cases by 25 percent. The storyboard followed a
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Comparative Essay Imperial Decline: Han China and Gupta India Epidemic Diseases… I. Introduction: Over the year’s scientist have found ways to get rid of Epidemic Disease. Epidemic Disease is disease that wiped out a lot of people at one time. Some examples of Epidemic Disease are Small Pox‚ Influenza‚ and Black Death. Han China and Gupta India are one of the many places that were infected with these Epidemic Diseases. II. Similarities: They are many similarities between
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----------------------- Venkateshwar international school Name : ………………………. Class : ……………. Subject : ……………………….. Date : ……………. VIS–10‚ DWARKA‚ NEW DELHI VIS–10‚ DWARKA‚ NEW DELHI Venkateshwar international school COMMUNICABLE DISEASES 1. The insect which causes dengue is - (a) mosquito (b) housefly (c) flea (d) cockroach 2. A water borne disease
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