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10 Worst Epidemics : Discovery Channel - 7 views

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  • 30 percent mortality rate
    • lh3424
      lh3424 on 30 Apr 14
       
      This is actually a lot of people. Because out of the ten of us, three of us would die. That to me is a lot of people
  • Nurses care for victims of the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic outdoors amidst canvas tents in Massachusetts.
    • lh3424
      lh3424 on 30 Apr 14
       
      Could they have saved anyone if they were indoors and in quarantine? 
  • Caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, the illness can still present a problem in impoverished, rat-infested areas. Modern medicine allows for easy treatment of the disease in its early stages, making it a far less lethal threat. Symptoms include swollen lymph glands, fever, cough, bloody sputum and difficulty breathing.
    • lh3424
      lh3424 on 30 Apr 14
       
      Is this not correct? I thought they said that the Black death was not caused by rats.
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  • Organizers prepare the world's largest functioning mosquito net
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