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How Do Vaccines Actually Work and How Do They Protect Us?

During the late 18th century, smallpox ran roughshod over Europe, killing 1 in 10 people in Britain alone. But strangely, one population seemed less likely to contract the horrible plague: dairy farmers.

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3 Exciting Archaeological Discoveries Made in 2020!

The earliest confirmed case of smallpox in history Smallpox was one of the deadliest diseases the humankind has known. It is estimated to have killed 300-500 million people in the 20th century alone.

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Monkeypox - What It Is and What You Need to Know

The monkeypox virus, a distant cousin of the smallpox virus from the orthopoxvirus genus, causes this viral illness.

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Not Only Covid-19: 5 Historically Significant Vaccines

The Smallpox vaccine French print in 1896 marking the centenary of Jenner's vaccine The smallpox vaccine has altered history as it was the first-ever successful vaccine.

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These Influential Doctors Made History With Their Work

5 Inspiring Doctors Whose Work Will Always Be Remembered

Edward Jenner Image source - Wikimedia Commons Edward Jenner was an English physician and scientist who is famous for having made the world’s first vaccination, which he had developed as a preventive treatment for smallpox. Often called the "father of immunology," Dr.

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How We Vanquished the Small Pox - Fascinating!

Smallpox is a horrible disease. In past centuries, it had spread like wild fire. It has killed an estimated 400,000 Europeans annually during the closing years of the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs), and was responsible for a third of all blindness.

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QUIZ: How Well Do You Know the History of Epidemics?

Trivia: What Do You Know of Historical Pandemics?

Poor appetite Headaches High Fever Paralysis Diarrhea The epidemic of smallpox to hit the United States happened in which century? 18th 16th 19th Early 20th True or False: Smallpox no longer requires a vaccine because it has been eradicated. In 1770, a vaccine from cows was made for smallpox.

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7 Interesting Facts About The Human Immune System

7 Crucial Things You Don't Know About Your Immune System

Cows revolutionized our immunity People first began experimenting with inoculation in the 1700's by introducing milder, but still deadly elements of the smallpox virus taken from previously inoculated patients, so the immune system could develop a resistance to the virus.

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Why HAVEN'T We Cured Cancer Yet? An Explanation

The collective knowledge and research efforts of the human race have managed to eradicate smallpox, harness electricity, and even sequence the human genome. However, even after funding research efforts with billions of dollars, we still haven't managed to cure cancer. So, why is it so difficult?

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QUIZ: How Well Do You Know the History of Pandemics?

Poor appetite Headaches High Fever Paralysis Diarrhea The epidemic of smallpox to hit the United States happened in which century? 18th 16th 19th Early 20th True or False: Smallpox no longer requires a vaccine because it has been eradicated. In 1770, a vaccine from cows was made for smallpox.

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The Reasons Why 6 Devastating Pandemics in History Ended

How 6 Pandemics Stopped and What We Can Learn From That

In fact, humanity has been fighting infectious diseases for millennia, be it the plague, smallpox, cholera, the flu, or COVID-19.

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The Worst Epidemics in US History

These are the worst pandemics to hit the United States. 1. 1633 - Small Pox Smallpox is an ancient contagious disease, the symptoms of which are high fever, fatigue and a distinct rash all over one’s body. It was brought to North America by European settlers in the beginning of the 1600’s.

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The 12 Deadliest Viruses in Human History

The MOST Dangerous and Deadly Viruses Known to Man

Humans have learned to fight some of these deadly viruses and even managed to eradicate some of them, like the virus that causes smallpox, by creating vaccines and controlling the spread of the virus.

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Historical Artifacts Don't Get WEIRDER Than This

Museum of the Weird: 15 Fascinating Finds

Amazing illustrations from a circa 1720 Japanese medical book on smallpox. It cleverly uses paper embossing to show the changing texture of smallpox lesions at different stages of the disease. Image source: r idiculously_interesting 3.

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Scientists Cannot Explain These Diseases

These Insane Diseases Have Baffled Scientists for Years

We have found treatments for the Black Death, created a vaccine for chicken pox, and we’ve completely eradicated diseases such as smallpox and rinderpest. With all this in mind, you’d think we are on top of our game, but there are still a number of diseases that science just cannot explain.

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10 Everyday Words With Surprising Etymologies

The Extraordinary Origins of 10 Common English Words

The etymology of the term ‘vaccine’ goes all the way back to 1796, the year Edward Jenner developed the first-ever successful vaccine, the smallpox vaccine. To create the vaccine for the deadly disease, Jenner intentionally infected patients with a weaker version of the Variola virus, cowpox.

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QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About Viruses?

QUIZ: What Do You Know About Viruses?

Measles Influenza Smallpox Herpes Salmonella What is there more of in the world? Viruses, bacteria or larger organisms like ants? Viruses Bacteria Larger Organisms True or False: Viruses don't have their own genetic material.

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Biology Quiz: What Do You Know About Viruses?

Measles Influenza Smallpox Herpes Salmonella What is there more of in the world? Viruses, bacteria or larger organisms like ants? Viruses Bacteria Larger Organisms True or False: Viruses don't have their own genetic material.

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Only Masters of English Know What These Old Words Mean...

A mistress Smallpox A radio What does this archaic noun mean? A prison for petty offenders An arranged marriage An area where only women can enter What does this archaic noun mean? Baldness Glibness Piety What does this archaic noun mean? Handcuffs Trousers Cutlery We Sense Some Archaic Anguish...

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7 Happy News Stories You Won't Be Able to Resist Sharing

Once upon a time, the human race successfully eliminated smallpox. Now, we may soon be eradicating the Guinea Worm parasite, which agonizingly erupts from under people's skin. At the beginning of 2015, only 126 cases were still left on the planet.

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How Well Would You Survive in the Wild West?

Test Yourself: Would You Survive in the Wild West?

The Plague Smallpox Cholera Typhoid 2. You've been instructed to visit the pony express. Can you remember what it is? A very fast train An efficient mail service A horse racing competition A tavern 3. You're stuck on night watch duty. What do you do to stay awake?

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Are You Smart Enough to Survive in the Wild West?

The Plague Smallpox Cholera Typhoid 2. You've been instructed to visit the pony express. Can you remember what it is? A very fast train An efficient mail service A horse racing competition A tavern 3. You're stuck on night watch duty. What do you do to stay awake?

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Gene-editing Might Have Become a Reality

It's Official: Gene-Edited Babies Are Now a Reality

It also offers protection against smallpox and cholera. Mr. He further claimed that he had disabled the CCR5 gene in embryos for seven couples during IVF treatments, with a single successful pregnancy occurring to date. The scientific world is outraged at Mr.

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We Need More Beautiful Fairy Flowers in the World...

Mountain bluebells can be found in the United states and were used as medicine by the Indians of the Cheyenne tribe to relieve itching caused by smallpox and measles. They also used it to treat women after childbirth to increase milk flow.

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