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Why didn't serum needed for the diphtheria outbreak get flown to nome?
They did not have planes back then and the weather was horrible!!
Who is the modern Iditarod inspired by?
the serum race to Nome.
Who was the musher who got the serum to Nome?
Chuck Norris
What epidemic hit Nome in 1925?
The Diphtheria Virus
Why didn't the serum needed for diptheria outbreak just get flown to nome?
A snow storm precluded it.
What name of the lead dog in the teamthat brought the serum for the above name disiese into Nome?
Balto.
What was the serum run?
In January/February 1925, to combat a diptheria epidemic, dog sled teams relayed diptheria serum from Nenana to Nome. It was also known at the Great Race of Mercy.
Which northwest United States city got its name due to a cartographer's typo?
Nome, Alaska Nome and the Iditarod The Iditarod Race came into being in large part because of a diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska in February, 1925. Nome citizens needed a diphtheria serum to fight the epidemic, and the only way to get the serum to Nome in the middle of winter was to use sled dogs and mushers. This background story eventually led to the creation of the Iditarod Race in 1973. The name "Nome" According to Wikipedia the origin of the name "Nome" is still under debate, with one possible story being that the name "Name" was mistakenly read as "Nome", so a mapmaker used "Nome" as the name of the city. Another possibility is that the name Nome was given by the city's founded, Jafet Lindeberg, originally of Norway. Near his childhood home in Norway there is an area known as Nome Valley.
What is the Name of the dog that helped deliver mdicine to nome during diphtheria outbreak?
Balto
Why didn't the serum needed for the diptheria outbreak just get flown to Nome?
It would've been to late they would be wiped out by diptheria
What was the iditarod trail used for for on a day to day basis in the 1900s?
to eat pie
How long is the Ididerod Trail?
It's spelled Iditarod and it starts in Anchorage and ends in Nome. It's 1,150 miles but the official distance is 1,049 miles. It's remembered for the 1925 serum run for the diphtheria stricken town of Nome.
