Breaking Out
According to experts, the early stages of smallpox were classified based on fever and pains. Afterward, there was the most terrifying stage, which was undoubtedly the most frightening for a queen who was so concerned about her appearance. Once the sickness had progressed, patients may get disfiguring lesions.
Breaking Out
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Deadly Disease And Will Leave Lifetime Scars
The sores would leave scars on those who survived smallpox for the rest of their lives. There was also no known medication or cure in Elizabethan times. Till the 1960s, when it was believed that 12 million people caught the disease each year, smallpox remained a terrible disease that killed millions of people.
Deadly Disease And Will Leave Lifetime Scars
