What common things killed people before vaccinations?
2006-06-07 19:10:51 · 7 answers · asked by Matthew Shlmn 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
(1) Plague- bubonic or oriental plague caused by the plague Bacillus.(Pasteurella Pestis)
(2) Malaria- a mosquito borne disease caused by one celled parasite (protozoon) Plasmodium vivax, P. falciparum, P.malariae, P.ovale, P.vivax.- a filarial fever.
(3) Tuberculosis- caused by tubercle bacilli affecting lungs (Pulmonary tuberculosis-90% of cases), bones & joints, bladder, kidneys, and adrenal glands.
(4) Typhoid fever- caused by a microbe, the typhoid bacillus (salmonella typhosa), and classified as an enteric (intestinal) fever.
(5) Cholera- caused by the comma-shaped cholera vibrio causing diarrhea (rice-water stools), dehydration, thirst, vomiting, pain and cramps in the abdomen, prostration, and unconsciousness.
(6) Syphilis- caused by a tiny corkscrew-shaped germ, the spirochete (spirochaeta Pallida or treponema pallidum) affecting sex organs and then the whole body in four stages: primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary.
2006-06-07 19:58:14 · answer #1 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mumps, Measles, Rubella
Diphtheria/ Tetanus/Pertussis
Polio
Whopping Cough
Smallpox
Typhoid
Yellow Fever
Rabies
Rotavirus
Influenza
Chickenpox (Varicella)
2006-06-08 02:16:54 · answer #2 · answered by jennifersuem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diphtheria, Cold, Tuberculosis, Pertussis, Cholera, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid, Tumours and other dreadful diseases.
2006-06-08 02:14:24 · answer #3 · answered by piscean_1993 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#1 Smallpox by far. This was a really bad thing to get, and very common. Thanks to vaccination, the only smallpox that exist now are in a freezer at the CDC.
2006-06-08 02:39:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Polio, rabies, tuberculosis, measles
2006-06-08 02:12:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
polio, smallpox, measles (esp. children). If not killed they were left severely deformed.
2006-06-08 02:14:33 · answer #6 · answered by F R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
where and how spend their vactions
2006-06-08 02:12:38 · answer #7 · answered by Sajis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋