Throughout history, humans have battled outbreaks of disease; many lost their li

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Throughout history, humans have battled outbreaks of disease; many lost their lives to diseases before treatments and cures were discovered. Modern science and medicine have become efficient in developing vaccines and medications to control and treat the outbreaks, but whether or not the diseases will ever truly be eradicated is in question. Considering how many of these infectious diseases exist and how quickly they spread, it is important to remember safety issues to reduce and prevent transmission.

research a specific infectious outbreak in history

Disease name

Infectious agent (is the disease bacterial, viral, fungal?)

Mode of transmission

Signs and symptoms of the disease

Treatment (or treatments) available

Explanation / Answer

There are many documented disease outbreaks in history. But, plague outbreak which killed nearly one third of the human population of Europe in the 14th century is the most deadly infectious disease outbreak.

Disease name: Plague

Infectious agent: Bacteria (Yersinia pestis)

Mode of transmission: through rat fleas (Xenopsis)

Signs and symptoms: tender painful lymph nodes, sudden onset of fever, rigors and chills, abdominal pain, chest pain, difficulty in breathing, non healing ulcer at the insect bitten area.

Treatment: Doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin

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