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Small Pox

     Small pox, which was once the most feared disease known by mankind started
out in the days of Christopher Columbus.  The disease set out to change the
lives of the people in the worse way.  It became known as an epidemic disease
that ended up killing hundreds of people.  Small pox started out in Hispaniola
and because of no cure, it traveled to the island of Puerto Rico, and  then Cuba.
It was only a matter of time until it spread to the mainland, somewhere in
America.  In the Middle Ages, small pox was a highly contagious disease which
often lead to death if not treated.  In this term paper you will read and learn
about the causes, symptoms and treatments of this horrible disease.

      Small pox which was often refereed to as a life threatening disease, is
caused by a virus, which was not discovered until the nineteenth century.  Most
of the victims whom acquired small pox, was a result of face to face contact.
It is passed......

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Approximate Word Count: 1784
Approximate Pages: 8 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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