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to smallpox led to his breakthrough. He saw that the human body, if given a chance to prepare, could overcome viral diseases like smallpox. By 1853, the smallpox vaccination was mandatory in the United Kingdom, thanks to Jenner's research. The state of Massachusetts followed suit in 1855...
Vaccines exist for all sorts of diseases, both viral and bacterial: measles, mumps, whooping cough, tuberculosis, smallpox, polio, typhoid, etc. Many diseases cannot be cured by vaccines, however. The common cold and Influenza are two good examples. These diseases either mutate so quickly or ...
Vaccines exist for all sorts of diseases, both viral and bacterial: measles, mumps, whooping cough, tuberculosis, smallpox, polio, typhoid, etc. Many diseases cannot be cured by vaccines, however. The common cold and Influenza are two good examples. These diseases either mutate so quickly or ...
How did the smallpox epidemic end? How has the AIDS pandemic influenced the reemergence of tuberculosis? How did the Black Death start the Renaissance? How did Europe recover from the Black Death? How is epidemic typhus spread? How was the Spanish flu cured? Did the Black Plague affect Italy...
"By the turn of the 20th century, the United States was a major center for medical research, and vaccines, antiseptic methods, and preventive measures substantially improved medical care. One estimate is that by 1910 a patient had a 50-50 chance of being cured by a doctor's advice. As th...
We are in the middle of a pandemic caused by a virus one hundredth the width of a human hair, yet it has stopped the world in its tracks. As viruses go, this is not that vicious. The terrible scourge of Smallpox was finally defeated by scientists in 1975 after wreaking havoc for well...
The answer to that lies in man's own genius. If we were to go back a few decades, we would reach a time when there was no known cure for “smallpox”, yet it's been completely eradicated from existence today. The answer is simple, science has progressed at an astounding rate in th...
But polio hasn't actually been cured. Instead, highly effective vaccines have been developed to prevent infection from the virus that causes polio. It's the same story for smallpox, which has been declared to be completely eradicated, and a few other infectious diseases tha...
Vaccines exist for all sorts of diseases, both viral and bacterial: measles, mumps, whooping cough, tuberculosis, smallpox, polio, typhoid, etc. Many diseases cannot be cured by vaccines, however. The common cold and Influenza are two good examples. These diseases either mutate so quickly or ...