Epidemics

Epicdemics in the 19th century

Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Dec 31, 1899

Black Death

Jan 1, 1801

http://www.wikipedia.org/ The Black Death is a deadly disease. It finally left Europe in the 19th century. The Black Death left spots alll over the body of its victim.

Cholera

Dec 1, 1817

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera One of the worlds most dangerous diseases. It is transfered by drinking contaminated water. Cholera slow down blood flow.

Smallpox

Nov 30, 1829

<ahref='http://http://www.wikipedia.org/'>http://www.wikipedia.org/</a> First case of smallpox was in 1350 B.C., caused by variola virus. 30% of people that get smallpox die. People who survive it are left with ugly scars on their bodies or face, and some become blind.

Typhus

Nov 23, 1837

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhus Typhus often occurs when prisoners are huddled together in filthy rooms. This was most comman in the 19th century. A symptum that is most coman from typhus is blury vistion. Typhus was most coman back in the 19th century.

Polomyelitis (Polio)

Nov 30, 1840

<a href='http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics' Approximately 95% of polio infections cause no symptoms at all. There are three types of polio: non-paralytic, spinal paralytic and bulbar. The virus is found in saliva and feces of sick people and is spread by direct contact with sick persons or through the air when a sick person coughs or sneezes.

Yellow Fever

Jul 24, 1852

http://www.dhpe.org/infect/yellow.html Yellow fever is caused by the yellow fever virus. Yellow fever is found only in parts of South America and Africa. People get yellow fever from the bite of an infected female mosquito. The mosquito injects the yellow fever virus into the bite.

Septicemic plague

Oct 28, 1852

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This disease is contracted usually through the bite of an infected rodent or insect. Also be contracted through an opening in the skin or by cough from another infected human. The septicemic plague occurs when the bacteria multiply in the blood, causing bacteremia and severe sepsis.

Measles

Sep 10, 1856

http://www.whale.to/v/measles90.html Measles is caused by infection with the measles virus. Measles is the most contagious disease known to man. Measles is spread by respiratory droplets too small to be seen by the human eye. These droplets are inhaled and the virus attaches to the lining of the air. There is no definitive treatment for measles. Measles can only be prevented by vaccination.

Consumption (Tuberculosis Bacteria)

Jan 1, 1882

<ahref='http://http://www.google.com/search?q=i&hl=en&client=safari&rls' >http://www.google.com/search?q=i&hl=en&client=safari&rls</a> When tuberculosis becomes active, 75% of cases involve infection in the lungs. This would spred all throughout you, then it would be able to kill you. People with silicosis have an approximately 30-fold greater risk for developing Tuberculosis Bacteria. Tuberculosis Bacteria is curable, but kills 5000 people every day

Trypanosomiasis

Sep 27, 1898

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Typanosomosis is the name of several diseases in vertebrates caused by parasitic protozoan trypanosomes. This disease takes most affects on little children, and causes most of them to die. This disease causes 21,000 deaths per year.