write a précis in not more than 50 words . State why smallpox was a fatal disease in Uganda and how it was defeated with hardly any loss of life.
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• Diseases in Uganda include HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and diarrheal diseases.
• The major problem for all these diseases is due to Malnutrition.
• Uganda people's life expectancy is very low. Life Expectancy at birth in Uganda was only 58years for children it is 5 years.
• Contaminated water, poor sanitation, unprotected sexual activities are the causes of diseases.
• Uganda has the highest incidence rate of Malaria in the world.
• Smallpox is an infectious disease caused by various viruses. Smallpox is an infectious disease but it would not lead to a patient's death.
• Smallpox vaccine is available to reduce the risk of death.
• There is no special treatment for this disease only antiviral drugs as a potential treatment option.
• If a person successfully resisted from smallpox and survived he would never affect this infection again.
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