Blood-libel
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
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Blood-libel. The accusation that
Jews murder non-Jews to obtain
blood for
Passover rituals. This accusation was repeated in many places in the Middle Ages and was the cause of anti-Jewish riots and massacres. It was a regular motif in
anti-Semitic propaganda until the Second World War.
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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 1/30/2003; 700+ words
; ...the implementation of the President' s smallpox vaccination plan, which is intended...American people against the threat of a smallpox attack. Because of the long-standing...reemerging infectious diseases, including smallpox and other potential bioterror agents...
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Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 1/16/2003; ; 700+ words
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SMALLPOX VACCINATION PLAN
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 1/30/2003; 700+ words
; ...is prepared in the event of an attack using smallpox virus as a weapon. THE DISEASE Smallpox is a serious, contagious, and sometimes...disease. There is no specific treatment for smallpox disease. Prevention strategies involve vaccination...
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PR Newswire; 3/11/2003; 700+ words
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Distinguishing smallpox from other infections: An unpleasant primer. (ID Consult).
Magazine article from: Pediatric News; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...pox might be next. We stopped giving smallpox vaccine to children in 1971. Immunity...trouble if terrorists turned to the deadly smallpox virus. Unless you've got your radar way up, smallpox early in its course is easy to confuse...
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Smallpox: Most lethal biological threat
Magazine article from: The Officer; 12/1/2001; ; 700+ words
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Smallpox education now limited to staff.
Newspaper article from: Patient Education Management; 2/1/2003; 700+ words
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SMALLPOX: Shot worth the risk, ER nurse convinced
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...and even death to be vaccinated against smallpox. A nurse at one of the city's busiest...of a bioterror attack that would use smallpox, a deadly and incurable virus, but...to come in contact with a contagious smallpox patient; that would be people assigned...
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Smallpox Vaccine
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
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Smallpox
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
Smallpox Smallpox is an infection caused by the variola virus , a member of the poxvirus family. Throughout history, smallpox has caused huge epidemics resulting in great suffering and enormous...
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Smallpox: Eradication, Storage, and Potential Use as a Bacteriological Weapon
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
Smallpox: eradication, storage, and potential...bacteriological weapon Historically, smallpox was one of the most feared diseases in...certified the global eradication of smallpox infection in 1980. There has not been...
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Smallpox Vaccination
Book article from: American Eras
Smallpox Vaccination Source The Scourge . Smallpox was a deadly fact of life in early America, just as it had...nothing could be done about it except to fast and pray: smallpox was God’s punishment. Early Immunization . One...
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Smallpox and Revolution
Book article from: American Eras
Smallpox and Revolution Sources Dreaded Disease. Before the nineteenth century smallpox swept eastern North America in recurrent epidemics...the southern half of the eastern seaboard, smallpox could break out anywhere. For any early American...
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