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Smallpox and Vaccines – Artifact 4

The Old World Smallpox has been called one of the most devastating diseases known to humanity, but in the modern world it doesn’t even exist. Living in the old world, almost everyone would be subject to a smallpox infection. Initial systems begin 7 to 17 days after exposure and begin with high fever, body aches,…

Ethics and Infectious Diseases – Artifact 3

In 1967, William Stewart, the Surgeon General of the United States of America said: “The time has come to close the book on infectious diseases. We have basically wiped out infection in the United States.” No doubt, the good Dr. Stewart wanted to be the guy that eradicated disease. Unfortunately, he could not have been…