Andrew Jugovic Chemistry Block 1 11 April 2013 Within the 1790s‚ one of the most notable world events was the French Revolution. United States citizens were influenced by the revolution and some took sides. As a result‚ George Washington passed the Neutrality Proclamation to keep the United States neutral in foreign disputes. Also in the 1790s‚ the Bill of Rights was ratified and the Treaty of San Lorenzo was signed‚ which marked the final exit of Spain from the North American continent
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animals and other goods from Africa‚ Asia and India as well. The Old World also exposed North America to numerous infectious and contagious diseases: including bubonic plague‚ chicken pox‚ cholera‚ influenza‚ leprosy‚ malaria‚ measles‚ scarlet fever‚ smallpox‚ typhoid‚ typhus‚ yellow fever‚ and yaws. Since the indigenous peoples had no immunity to these diseases‚ they took a major toll on the Indian population‚ causing a significant demographic decline. The indigenous people also suffered from the brutality
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and the Augustinians. One of the problems that the Spanish imposed on the Aztecs was the fact that many of them carried around diseases. Epidemics spread throughout Mexico in the Sixteenth century like wildfire. The main diseases were measles‚ smallpox‚ typhus‚ mumps and a few unknown ones. Sixty percent of the Central Mexicans were wiped out with one epidemic of Typhus. The destruction of the Aztec culture and tradition was inevitable once the Spanish had arrived. Most of the languages were lost
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actions to conform this model and norm. Example of smallpox: they developed a mechanism of security with a double integration: rationalization of chance and probabilities. On typical practices of security we see a number of elements emerging that are absolutely important for later extension of apparatuses of security: 1) practice of inoculation: supervision of those inoculated: observing the risks of dying from inoculation or from smallpox. Here appears in the text the term on “prevailing disease”
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that could stop it‚ yet some also based it on religious beliefs. Responses showed how to keep the disease from spreading and staying healthy was to stay away from those who were ill. Document 1 describes an accurate physical description of the smallpox disease based on the head doctor of the largest hospital in Baghdad. Al-Razi uses the words like inflamed lungs‚ redness‚ and restlessness to support how the additonal symptons occur. He says the best thing to do was just to stay away from it.
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not immune to bacteria/germs carried by the new people‚ whom were resistant to it because they had lived around cattle/farms making them immune to various diseases. One of the main diseases that nearly wiped out the Native American population was smallpox; it was a viral infection that entered the body through the nose/throat and cause blisters all over the body. This virus was highly contagious because it was able to
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Sakharov (1921 – 1989) Contemporary biologists… Ian Ramshaw and Ronald Jackson Eckard Wimmer Ron Fouchier and Yoshihiro Kawaoka Artificial mousepox virus Synthetic poliovirus Avian influenza virus Variola major the human smallpox virus mutant that reduced the neurological effects of the virus Four mutations in the viral haemagglutinin gene were needed to create a highly pathogenic virus Science “(…) such research should be done and published. (…) today’s technologies
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25‚ 2011‚ from http://science.jrank.org/pages/1405/Chickenpox-Chickenpox-environmental-factors.html Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ CDC. (2011). Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccination. Retrieved September‚ 25‚ 2011‚ from http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/varicella/default.htm#clinical Mayo Clinic. (2011). Chickpox Prevention. Retrieved September 25‚ 2011‚ from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chickenpox/DS00053/DSECTION=prevention National Network for Immunization Information. (2006). Community
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The Columbian Exchange was the importing and exporting of animals‚ plants‚ and diseases between the new world and the old world. Explorers from Eurasia were bringing their animals‚ plants‚ and diseases over to the new world as well as returning home with new items. There’s no doubt that the Columbian Exchange changed the world. Although more things were brought to the new world‚ I think the people from the old world benefitted the most. Many of the plants from the new world became stable crops when
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Edward Jenner was a inventor that invented the vaccination for small pox (caused from cow pox). Edward Jenner also known as "Jenner" or "Edward" has a amazing backround!! ’’Edward Jenner was a scientist beforehand so it helped him develop the skills to create this vaccination" according to Encyclopidea.com. Although‚ Edward did have failures as well as any other inventor. Jenner because famous‚ hero and rich from his invetion‚ man what a life!! Edward jenner wasnt only detrmined he was very smart
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