What is yellow fever? – History of medicine
Kids with yellow fever in Mississippi about 1870. See how all the people are white? The hospital wasn't letting black kids in, or hiring black women as nurses. Where did [...]
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What is typhus? History of diseases
A woman with typhus Nobody seems to have caught typhus before about 1450 AD, so the disease probably didn't exist until then. Typhus is an infection caused by tiny germs (bacteria) [...]
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09, 2017
What is typhoid fever? History of diseases
Typhoid fever: A person with typhoid rash (Iran) Is it typhoid or typhus? Typhoid fever isn't the same thing as typhus at all. You catch typhus from being bit by lice that [...]
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09, 2017
What was smallpox? History of disease
A baby with smallpox (from the CDC) - History of smallpox What was smallpox? Smallpox was a very serious disease caused by a virus. Many people died of it. Smallpox caused [...]
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09, 2017
What is measles? History of diseases
A kid with measles Symptoms of measles Measles is a sickness that first makes you feel sick, with a fever, a cough, and a runny nose. Then it gives you [...]
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Ancient diseases and doctors – History of medicine
Greek doctor letting blood out of a patient because he believes in the four humors: history of medicine How did ancient doctors treat diseases? Ancient doctors tried to cure everyone who [...]
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09, 2017
What is dengue fever? History of disease and medicine
Dengue history: the dengue virus - magnified many times Dengue history Probably dengue fever didn't exist before the late 1700s AD, so in the ancient and medieval worlds there was no [...]
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What are vaccinations? Definition of vaccination
Children being vaccinated A vaccination is a way to keep animals (both people and other kinds of animals) from getting sick when viruses get inside their bodies. The earliest kind [...]
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What is a virus? Evolution and biology
The virus that causes AIDS (greatly magnified) HIV image copyright Russell Knightley Nobody is quite sure whether viruses are living things or not. The first living things may have come [...]
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Vaccination stories – Virus project
Talk to your grandparents about vaccinations Until the 1950s, most people never got any vaccinations at all. To see how much kids' lives have changed because of vaccination, find somebody [...]
