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Jake Morgan and Kaylee Layne
 Small
Pox is a viral disease.
 It has been around since 1500 BC where it
started somewhere in the Nile Valley.
 Symptoms include: High fever, Fatigue, Body
Aches and Headaches, “Pox” all over the
body
 Variola
Major (Small Pox) originated in 1500
BC somewhere in the Nile Valley and began
being transferred from Egyptian Pharaohs to
Indian Traders.
 Small Pox has spread all the way from Egypt,
to India, to China, to Japan, where it has
spread all over the world.
 It had killed 300 million in the 20th century
alone.
 Within
1-4 days of infection, the vaccine is
necessary, if not, the ill person needs to be
isolated and possibly put on antibiotics.
 Emergency procedures would need to take
place if someone were infected to protect
the general population from exposure.
 At
first, common symptoms are: High fever,
fatigue, body aches, headache, back ache,
and vomiting.
 12-14 days of infection: Early rash, Scabs,
Diarrhea, Excessive Bleeding, Raised Rash,
and “Pox” on the body.
 *Probability of death is 30%, although some
may recover, they are left with disfiguring
scars.*
 Smallpox
virus stays in saliva in the back of
people’s throats.
 Once its in your body, it immediately starts
invading your cells.
 It creates microcellular tubes which allow it
to spread from cell to cell without being
detected by antibodies.
 Because of this, it can be spread quickly and
easily.
 Spreads from person to person through the
air.
 There
was an “outbreak of smallpox in
Jharkhand, India. Three people in Gumla
were reported to have died of the infectious
disease and another five people were
reported to be ill. The local health
department have immediately rushed in to
see if the deaths were from the ‘so called ‘
eradicated disease smallpox.” –Christina
England, www.vactruth.com
 (This case broke out on March 28, 2011)
 Since
Valoria Major is highly contagious,
anybody can get it.
 Since elderly people have weaker immune
systems, they are more likely to get it.
 The disease has now been wiped out, but
anyone who has worked with it in a lab can
easily spread it.
 Only
2 laboratories in the world are known to
house Variola. One in Atlanta, Georgia and
one in Russia.
 These labs are very careful, if the disease is
exposed, they could produce an epidemic.
Therefore, doing little research on it at this
time.
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in India Raises Fear | VacTruth.com."
VacTruth.com. N.p., 28 Mar. 2011. Web. 12 Feb.
2013.
 "Small Pox." EMedicineHealth. N.p., n.d. Web.
12 Feb. 2013.
 "Small Pox." Smallpox. N.p., June-July 2011.
Web. 12 Feb. 2013.
 "Smallpox: Eradicating the Scourge." BBC News.
BBC, 17 Feb. 2011. Web. 12 Feb. 2013.
"Smallpox Virus." - Department of Molecular
Virology and Microbiology. N.p., 31 Jan. 2013.
Web. 12 Feb. 2013.
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