Articles related to "Small Pox"
Bioterrorism Part III: What Microbes are Used and Why?
What are the microbes most useful to bioterrorist? Here is a list of the nasty organisms sorted according to their likelihood of causing significant problems.
bioterrorism • bioterrorist • anthrax • bacillus anthracis • small pox
What are the microbes most useful to bioterrorist? Here is a list of the nasty organisms sorted according to their likelihood of causing significant problems.
bioterrorism • bioterrorist • anthrax • bacillus anthracis • small pox
Staying Healthy
For those of us with autoimmune disease, staying healthy can be a challenge. Often, our already mixed up immune systems have trouble defending us against the hoards of virus and bacteria bombarding our skins. Once one of them breaches our defenses, it can be very hard to route out again.
health • disease • small pox • flu • autoimmune
For those of us with autoimmune disease, staying healthy can be a challenge. Often, our already mixed up immune systems have trouble defending us against the hoards of virus and bacteria bombarding our skins. Once one of them breaches our defenses, it can be very hard to route out again.
health • disease • small pox • flu • autoimmune
Granny Ross
It's hard to imagine what life was like for early settlers to Canada. Early pioneer, Marie Henriette Ross, faced daily challenges. In addition, she blazed a trail in the world of science, inspiring future generations.
granny ross • science • marie henriette ross • mary m alward • mary alward
It's hard to imagine what life was like for early settlers to Canada. Early pioneer, Marie Henriette Ross, faced daily challenges. In addition, she blazed a trail in the world of science, inspiring future generations.
granny ross • science • marie henriette ross • mary m alward • mary alward
A Short History of Bioterrorism
Now the United States and other Western nations are faced with an old threat, under a new name, Bioterrorism. Learn more about how biological warfare, smallpox in particular, has been used in warfare for over 300 years.
public • health • issues • bioterrorism • smallpox
Now the United States and other Western nations are faced with an old threat, under a new name, Bioterrorism. Learn more about how biological warfare, smallpox in particular, has been used in warfare for over 300 years.
public • health • issues • bioterrorism • smallpox
Smallpox: British and American Models Show Different Outcomes
As scientists work to understand the potential impact of a smallpox attack, British studies and American studies are showing very different results. These differences could be crucial to dealing with smallpox should such an attack occur.
smallpox • small pox • anthrax • plagues • cdc
As scientists work to understand the potential impact of a smallpox attack, British studies and American studies are showing very different results. These differences could be crucial to dealing with smallpox should such an attack occur.
smallpox • small pox • anthrax • plagues • cdc
The Eradication of Polio
The WHO has reported that they believe the end of the most deadly form of polio may be in site. With statistics dropping more than 99% it seems that the most virulent form of the dreaded disease may be headed the way of smallpox.
polio • poliomyelitis • paralytic disease • paralysis • plague
The WHO has reported that they believe the end of the most deadly form of polio may be in site. With statistics dropping more than 99% it seems that the most virulent form of the dreaded disease may be headed the way of smallpox.
polio • poliomyelitis • paralytic disease • paralysis • plague
The Vaccination Dance - Part One
The CDC has come out officially with a stance of stating that the smallpox vaccine should not be routinely given to prevent an outbreak should a biological attack occur. But what is the CDC really saying?
smallpox • small pox • biological warfare • terrorism • plagues
The CDC has come out officially with a stance of stating that the smallpox vaccine should not be routinely given to prevent an outbreak should a biological attack occur. But what is the CDC really saying?
smallpox • small pox • biological warfare • terrorism • plagues
The Vaccination Dance - Part Two
Knowing that smallpox can be a virulently contagious virus and knowing that only the vaccination can prevent it from spreading, what exactly is the motive of the CDC in reassuring the American public that smallpox is not a disease we should vaccinate against.
smallpox • small pox • biological warfare • terrorism • plagues
Knowing that smallpox can be a virulently contagious virus and knowing that only the vaccination can prevent it from spreading, what exactly is the motive of the CDC in reassuring the American public that smallpox is not a disease we should vaccinate against.
smallpox • small pox • biological warfare • terrorism • plagues
The Visit.
I invite you to come and experience a short moment back in time, at the Court of Elizabeth I.
mary sidney • queen • queen elizabeth • robin dudley • tudor england
I invite you to come and experience a short moment back in time, at the Court of Elizabeth I.
mary sidney • queen • queen elizabeth • robin dudley • tudor england
Viruses
A look at the differences in structure between viruses, and how viruses reproduce.
virus • small pox • rabies • measles • influenza
A look at the differences in structure between viruses, and how viruses reproduce.
virus • small pox • rabies • measles • influenza
What Exactly Is Smallpox?
What exactly is smallpox? We hear the word every time we turn on the news or open a newspaper. But how many people really know much about the disease itself?
smallpox • small pox • biological warfare • biological weapons • terrorism
What exactly is smallpox? We hear the word every time we turn on the news or open a newspaper. But how many people really know much about the disease itself?
smallpox • small pox • biological warfare • biological weapons • terrorism
Mandan
This is a history of the Mandan Indians, dating back some eight hundred years ago as they migrated westward, following the Missouri River. In time, they met white men. Then, in 1838, the deadly small pox nearly destroyed them.
mandan • indians • missouri river • native americans • plains
This is a history of the Mandan Indians, dating back some eight hundred years ago as they migrated westward, following the Missouri River. In time, they met white men. Then, in 1838, the deadly small pox nearly destroyed them.
mandan • indians • missouri river • native americans • plains
Shirley Jackson's The Lottery and The Hidden Holocaust
Published in 1949, Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" is a modern Gothic set in what can arguably be a post-apocalyptic milieu. And as great fiction often does, this story mirrors reality in the form of a ritual enacted in modern Nantucket that is as dark and barbaric as that set in Jackson's fictitious village. And clams everywhere suffer for it.
shirly • jackson • the • lottery • clams
Published in 1949, Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" is a modern Gothic set in what can arguably be a post-apocalyptic milieu. And as great fiction often does, this story mirrors reality in the form of a ritual enacted in modern Nantucket that is as dark and barbaric as that set in Jackson's fictitious village. And clams everywhere suffer for it.
shirly • jackson • the • lottery • clams
The New Massachusetts Charter
Increase Mather returns from London with the new charter. Now accused witches can be tried, rather than merely held chained to prison walls.
salem witch trials • increase and cotton mather • sir william phipps • london • pilgrims
Increase Mather returns from London with the new charter. Now accused witches can be tried, rather than merely held chained to prison walls.
salem witch trials • increase and cotton mather • sir william phipps • london • pilgrims