Question

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 easily they spread, it is important to remember safety issues to reduce and prevent transmission.

Required:
Research a specific infectious outbreak in history. Be sure to include the following information in your initial post (one paragraph): Disease name Infectious agent (is the disease bacterial, viral, fungal

Answer 1

There are too many disease outbreaks in history that are documented as we But, in the 14th century, plague a disease outbreak that killed nearly 33 percent of the of the human population of Europe is the most deadly infectious disease outbreak.

The outbreak information is as follows:

Disease name: Plague

Infectious agent: Bacteria (Yersinia pestis)

Transmission mode: through rat fleas (Xenopsis)

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

Treatment: Doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin