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  2. History of syphilis - Wikipedia

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    The first recorded outbreak of syphilis in Europe occurred in 1494/1495 in Naples, Italy, during a French invasion. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Because it was spread geographically by French troops returning from that campaign, the disease was known as "French disease", and it was not until 1530 that the term "syphilis" was first applied by the Italian ...

  3. 1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic - Wikipedia

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    The 1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic was a smallpox outbreak that started in Victoria on Vancouver Island and spread among the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast and into the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau, killing a large portion of natives from the Puget Sound region to Southeast Alaska.

  4. List of notable disease outbreaks in the United States

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    1924 Los Angeles pneumonic plague outbreak; 1924–1925 Minnesota smallpox epidemic; 1947 New York City smallpox outbreak; 1962-1965 rubella epidemic [2] 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak; 1976 swine flu outbreak; 1987 Carroll County cryptosporidiosis outbreak; 1990–1991 Philadelphia measles outbreak; 1993 Four Corners ...

  5. Syphilis outbreak in Houston leads to 9-fold rise in babies ...

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    The Houston Health Department is responding to an outbreak of syphilis in Houston and Harris Counties. There's been a sharp increase in cases among women. Syphilis outbreak in Houston leads to 9 ...

  6. List of epidemics and pandemics - Wikipedia

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    5–15 million 27–80% of Mexican population [12] 1545–1548 Mexico 8 Antonine Plague: Smallpox or measles: 5–10 million 25–33% of Roman population [13] 165–180 (possibly up to 190) Roman Empire: 9 1520 Mexico smallpox epidemic: Smallpox 5–8 million 23–37% of Mexican population [12] 1519–1520 Mexico: 11 1957–1958 influenza ...

  7. 1947 New York City smallpox outbreak - Wikipedia

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    Twelve cases of smallpox were confirmed—9 in Manhattan and 3 in Millbrook. Seven were adults and 5 were children, the latter group all age 5 and under. The oldest patient was the 62-year-old nun. The youngest patient was the 22-month-old baby girl. [citation needed] Two patients—Eugene Le Bar, age 47, and Carmen Acosta, age 25—died.

  8. History of smallpox - Wikipedia

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    British Columbia, Washington state & Russian America: Known as the Great Smallpox of 1862, an outbreak of smallpox in a large encampment of all indigenous peoples from around the colony on June 10, 1862, dispersed by order of the government to return to their homes, resulted in the deaths of 50–90% of the indigenous peoples in the region [42 ...

  9. 1721 Boston smallpox outbreak - Wikipedia

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    James Franklin's The New England Courant was founded in August amid the outbreak and the issue of smallpox and preservation from it became front page news. [5] The Courant was ordered in early October by the town council to publish a house-by-house count on those affected so far by smallpox: 2,757 cases, 1,499 recoveries and 203 deaths were ...