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 …

…back and finally the legs. It consists of hard red lumps which become pimple like, swelling and containing puss. 'The pustules gave the disease its name, by which it was first known in the west as Variola' (Giblin 59). This rash itches severely but scratching must be avoided in order to prevent another infection from forming. 'Up to forty percent of the patients died, in the rest, scabs eventually formed and then fell off, leaving perma