Diseases+of+the+Plains

= = The Plains Indian hailed from an area of land from Wyoming into Montana and North Dakota and a little bit of Canada. Wrapped up in the Indian trade, Plain Indians thought befriending whites in the case of other tribes attacking them for their wild corses and crafts. But with such an alliance brought on many epidemica the plains Native Americans had never seen before.

Diseases inlcude:
 * Measles
 * Scarlet Fever
 * Typhoid
 * influenza
 * Whooping Cough
 * Tuberculosis
 * Cholera
 * Chicken pox

casued by an infection like strep throat Symptoms:
 * Scarlet Fever**
 * A rash usually spreads first, on the chest and throat area
 * Bright red color in the creases of the underarm and groin (Pastia's lines)
 * Fever
 * General discomfort (malaise)
 * Sore throat
 * Swollen, red tongue (strawberry tongue)
 * Vomiting
 * abdominal discomfort/pain
 * Chills
 * muscle aches and headaches

Longterm symptoms Is a bacterial infection that goes into the digestive tract and even the blood stream. Symptoms: Longterm Complications
 * Acute
 * Bone or joint problems
 * Ear infection
 * Inflammation of a gland
 * Kidney damage
 * Liver damage
 * Meningitis
 * Sinusitus
 * Typhoid**
 * Fever
 * Headache
 * Diarrhea
 * Constipation
 * Nosebleeds
 * Hallucinations
 * Severe Fatigue
 * Intestinal hemorrhage
 * Intestinal perforation
 * Kidney failure
 * Death

Highly contagious bacterial disease, that causes violent and uncomfortable coughing.
 * Whooping Cough**

Symptoms:
 * Runny nose
 * Slght fever
 * Diarrhea
 * Violent coughing
 * "whoop" noise when you try to breathe in

Longterm Symptoms:
 * Seizure disorder (permanent)
 * Nose bleeds
 * Brain damage from lack of oxygen
 * Bleeding in the brain (cerebral hemorrhage)
 * Mental retardation
 * Slowed or stopped breathing ([|apnea])
 * Death
 * Convulsions
 * Ear infections

infection in small intestine can get it from bad food or water.
 * Cholera**

Symptoms:
 * Dry skin
 * Glassy or sunken eyes
 * Nausea
 * Rapid dehydration
 * Sunken "soft spots" in infants
 * Unusual sleepiness or tiredness
 * Vomiting
 * Watery diarrhea that starts suddenly and has a "fishy" odor
 * Rapid pulse
 * Abdominal cramps
 * Dry mouth
 * excessive thirst

Long term sysmptoms include:
 * Severe dehydration
 * Death

infection that causes an itchy rash and blisters to appear all over the body. Very contagious.
 * Chicken Pox**

Symptoms:
 * Fever
 * Headache
 * Stomach ache
 * small itchy fluid filled blisters everywhere on the body

Longterm Complications:
 * Reyes Symdrome
 * Myocarditis
 * Pneumonia
 * Transiet arthitis
 * Newborns at risk for severe infection

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