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Daysha Berry Berry Grade 8 Science Mr. Loewen 5 December 2016 Period 1 Outbreak In Siberia Last July, a unquestioned illness came from Yamal Peninsula on a cold region of the northwestern Siberia, a part of Russia. Few weeks later, the sickness wiped out more than 2,000 reindeer in just a month. Hundreds or thousands of people are infected and being hospitalized After a couple of days of treating a 12 year old boy who had a fever and was vomiting had died.The illness is called Anthrax a deadly virus that can cause sores on skin, stomach problems, and pneumonia, an inflammation of lungs. The Yamal Peninsula is located

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