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Smallpox
Smallpox is spread by direct touch of a contaminated person or anything
contaminated with smallpox.
Some symptoms are high fever, chills, malaise, headache, severe back
pain, abdominal pain, and vomiting.
If you dont treat smallpox it can cause death.
There is no known cure for smallpox but you can get a vaccine to
prevent it.
Typhoid Fever
Its spread by an infected person that has touched food and water, and has
infected it.
Early symptoms include fever, abdominal pain or severe diarrhea occur as the
disease gets worse. Some people develop a rash (rose spots), which are small
red spots on the abdomen and chest.
It can be fatal if not treated properly.
It can be treated with antibiotic medication.
Typhus
It mostly spreads through lice and fleas, but rats could also spread it.
Some symptoms of typhus are Abdominal pain, backache, dull red rash that
begins on the middle of the body and spreads, extremely high fever, joint and
muscle pain.
It can lead to delirium, bronchitis, and can be fatal.
It can also be treated with antibiotic medicine.
(Note: typhus is similar to the typhoid fever.)