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How Soviet Doctors Stopped a Smallpox Epidemic and Prevented Major Tragedy | RT Documentary

Duration: 07:42Views: 19.9KLikes: 551Date Created: Feb, 2022

Channel: RT Documentary

Category: Film & Animation

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Description: In 1960, Moscow narrowly escaped a major smallpox epidemic. The virus was brought to the city by Aleksey Kokorekin, a renowned Soviet poster artist. He spent two weeks visiting India, a country known for an unstable epidemic situation. Kokorekin went to see a funeral ceremony in Varanasi, “the city of the dead” and, greatly impressed by the scene, took the carpet belonging to the deceased Brahmin as a souvenir and brought it home. When he felt sick a few days after arriving home, neither he nor the doctors had smallpox in mind. A hospital receptionist was just laughed at for suggesting it. Kokorekin got worse and died a few days later, still undiagnosed. But when patients at the hospital started having the same symptoms, doctors revisited the smallpox idea and were horrified to find out they were right. How did they manage to prevent a national tragedy and defeat the virus? 00:00 - Intro 1:12 - Botkin Hospital admitted Aleksey Kokorekin, a Soviet poster artist 3:04 - Kokorekin’s cause of death was smallpox 4:07 - It was the biggest disinfection operation in Moscow’s history 5:03 - The spread was contained in six weeks 6:02 - In 1959, the international smallpox eradication initiative started 6:55 - The last known smallpox cases were in Somalia in 1977 RT Documentary offers you in-depth documentary films on topics that will leave no one indifferent. It’s not just front-page stories and global events, but issues that extend beyond the headlines. Social and environmental issues, shocking traditions, intriguing personalities, history, sports and so much more – we have documentaries to suit every taste. RT Documentary’s film crews travel far and wide to bring you diverse and compelling stories. Discover the world with us! SUBSCRIBE TO RTD Channel to get documentaries firsthand! bit.ly/1MgFbVy FOLLOW US RT Documentary WEBSITE: RTD.rt.com RT Documentary ON TELEGRAM: t.me/rtdocumentary RT Documentary ON TWITTER: twitter.com/RT_DOC RT Documentary ON FACEBOOK: facebook.com/RTDocumentary RT Documentary ON INSTAGRAM instagram.com/rt_documentary_ RTD LIVE rtd.rt.com/on-air

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