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Early settlers in Deep South had smallpox vaccines. Did they share?
Take Tenochtitlan, for instance. Smallpox killed 40% of the native population of the city in 1520, making it much easier for ...
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How George Washington Defeated Smallpox And Won America’s Independence
To win American independence, he not only had to defeat the British army; he had to defeat smallpox. At the time, 90% of deaths in the Continental Army were due to disease. Smallpox was so feared ...
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From the Black Death to Spanish flu and smallpox, a brief history of plagues
They caused empires to fall and new ones to arise. Smallpox first emerged around 68,000 years ago. We have no idea how many people it has killed, but we do that in the 20th century alone it killed ...
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Smallpox Virus
Smallpox, one of the biggest killers in history, is caused by a virus called variola. Variola causes a distinctive rash and is often lethal. The name variola comes from the Latin word for “spotted” ...
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Did early settlers in Deep South share their smallpox vaccines?
Take Tenochtitlan, for instance. Smallpox killed 40% of the native population of the city in 1520, making it much easier for the Spaniards to take the city from the natives. Tenochtitlan may sound ...