How many died in the Buchenwald epidemic typhus vaccine experimentation?

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Buchenwald, referring to the Nazi concentration camp. They administered experimental vaccines for epidemic typhus to all of their inmates. (From what I've heard, there were 729 inmates, but please correct me if I'm wrong.) I need to know how many died from this particular experiment. I have come across a few different numbers. One website said that 154 test subjects died, and the other said 280. I need this information for a very important paper I have due on concentration camps and I would like to know what numbers you all come across. Thanks for all your help(: You know the drill, best answer receives 10 points blah blah blah...(:
Hey I don't know the answer but I don't think the internet is the best resource unless it's a profesional certified site or something....I think you should go to the library instead and check out some books on it because it will probably be more accurate. Or look at a census thing..you know, like a professional book  (+ info)

What is the biological vector of typhus?

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What is the biological vector of typhus, I am doing a project on Anne Frank and I need to know. Also what is the origin of the actual disease typhus?
There are a number of diseases that fall under the heading of typhus. The main ones are epidemic typhus, Brill-Zinsser disease, endemic or murine typhus and scrub typhus. Anne probably died of endemic typhus at Bergen-Belsen. The biologic vector is the body louse (plural is lice) and also fleas.  (+ info)

How can doctors tell if a patient has typhus ?

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I've been reading about typhus and was just curious as to what doctors look for if they are concerned that the patient has typhus?
Symptoms include severe headache, a sustained high fever, cough, rash, severe muscle pain, chills, falling blood pressure, stupor, sensitivity to light, and delirium. A rash begins on the chest about five days after the fever appears, and spreads to the trunk and extremities but does not reach the face, palms and soles. A symptom common to all forms of typhus is a fever which may reach 39°C (102°F).  (+ info)

What are the chances of developing Typhus from a flea bite?

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I just fed my cat and as I was going inside I felt a sting on my toe. Shockingly, I discovered it was a flea that bit me. Now, my mom got Typhus from a flea bite once, and thankfully recovered. I'm scared now, and am wondering whats the chance of me getting Typhus from the flea bite?
Hello,
It's not likely you would get a flea disease from one flea bite.
Even if the flea was infected with Typhus or Bartonella (or Bartonella like organism) your immune system would very likely take care of it unless for some reason your immune system was very taxed at the time and even then it's not highly likely from one flea bite.  (+ info)

What is the origin of the disease typhus?

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I am doing a project on Anne Frank and I need to find the origin of the disease typhus, what efforts were made to find the cure, and how many people died from the disease.
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Which is classified as a chronic, tick borne rickettsial disease?

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A) Q fever
B) Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
C) Lyme Disease
D) epidemic typhus
I am sorry that the previous medical student's answer sucked. It's not correct. The two answer choices that are Rickettsial diseases are epidemic typhus (R. prowazekii) and RMSF (R. rickettsii). Of these two, RMSF is a chronic condition, while typhus is an acute condition.

Lyme disease (B. burgdorferi) is also a tick-borne infection, but is caused by a Borrelial infection, not a rickettsial one.  (+ info)

What was a past epidemic where the disease was passed from person to person?

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I need a past epidemic like the swine flu epidemic. It needs to have information about where it originated, where it was spread to, and how it was spread. I also need to know when this happened.
It has to have been spread by a human...
Any help is appreciated.
THE SPANISH FLU 1918
WAS THE WORST RECODRED EPIDEMIC EVER
MILLIONS DIED
WE ARE DUE ANOTHER ONE SOOOONN

FACE MASKS ON PEOPLE  (+ info)

What do you think are the causes of the autism epidemic we are facing today?

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If its 1 in 150 children, why isnt any vigorous research being made or any type of therapy known through our government health agencies?

Why hasnt this question came up an epidemic that is at its full speed in ANY presidential debate from both parties?
Mercury in vaccines (which is used since it's a cheaper preservative). There's a huge amount of fairly irrefutable evidence for it, unfortunately anyone that claims this is a "quack who does not know what they're talking about."
Fortunately, if you're aware of this fact it makes it easier to deal with autism since you can opt out of vaccinations and detox the mercury. It's a fairly common practice for the powers that be to not want to remove a toxic poison from public exposure if they profit off of its usage, and hinder and attempts towards addressing the problem. Autism is just another cause.
Other sources of mercury (ie tuna), and all the food additives are believed to be contributing causes but the link is much harder to prove. Hence the best answer is probably mercury in vaccines.  (+ info)

What percentage of people infected constitutes something as an epidemic?

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For science class, I needed to find what percent make something an epidemic. (i.e. 40% of people having a disease makes it an epidemic.)

If it is 40% or less, than I get extra credit.

I need a website, because I need to show him a source.

Thanks
Well an endemic disease is one that occurs at a normal rate for example, Clostridium tetani causes tetanus infection and has a fairly steady infection rate per year. An epidemic would be a statistically substantial increase over the endemic rate; therefore, this percentage would depend on the disease.

http://www.slate.com/id/2092969/
The above site talks about the CDC's classification of the influenza virus for this year saying that a 7.7% increase would constitute an outbreak. So I'd say you should get the extra credit.  (+ info)

Why is anxiety and depression an epidemic compared to 40 years ago?

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Why do you think depression, anxiety and mental health problems have grown to be an epidemic? What do you think would help slow the progression of mental health problems? Do you think mental health problems are genitic, situational, environmental, or is it due to a chemical imbalance? When a person becomes depressed; do you think it is because our brain stops producing certain chemicals or does our brain produce a chemical that aggravates depression/anxiety? Why is it when we feel anxious, our bodies react in strange ways such as pounding heart, dizzyness, can't breath, and intestinal problems?
Why do you think depression, anxiety and mental health problems have grown to be an epidemic? What do you think would help slow the progression of mental health problems? I think we just talk about them more than we used to. However, there are some social changes that may lead to anxiety; family structure isn't what it used to be, people feel more isolated, etc. Maybe having a stronger sense of family and being part of a group of people who care about you, people you can talk comfortably with about anything.

Do you think mental health problems are genitic, situational, environmental, or is it due to a chemical imbalance? It can be any of those; it's generally considered a "chemical imbalance", but that could be triggered by genetic, situational factors, physical disease or head injury, or any combination of these.

When a person becomes depressed; do you think it is because our brain stops producing certain chemicals or does our brain produce a chemical that aggravates depression/anxiety? At least some of the time, yes. More often the brain still produces them, but they break down too quickly before they do what they are supposed to do. No one is absolutely sure why that happens in some people and not others.

Why is it when we feel anxious, our bodies react in strange ways such as pounding heart, dizzyness, can't breath, and intestinal problems? The autonomic nervous system controls mood, anxiety, digestion, sex, etc. I think it's a kind of imbalance in the autonomic nervous system. It might have been there to help our prehistoric ancestors get away from an enemy or something but maybe the purpose of this isn't as practical in modern times. Kind of left over instincts for survival that are no longer applicable. (Just an idea.)  (+ info)

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