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What epidemic hit Nome in 1925?
The epidemic that hit Nome in 1925 was diphtheria. Due to the urgent need for a life-saving serum to prevent the spread of the disease, a group of sled dogs, led by Balto, raced across Alaska to deliver the medicine to Nome. This event became known as the Nome Serum Run or the Great Race of Mercy.
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 name of the lead dog in the teamthat brought the serum for the above name disiese into Nome?
Balto.
Why didn't the serum needed for diptheria outbreak just get flown to nome?
A snow storm precluded it.
Why didn't the serum needed for the diptheria outbreak just get flown to Nome?
The serum couldn't be flown directly to Nome because of harsh winter conditions that made air travel unsafe. Instead, it had to be relayed by dog sled teams in a heroic effort known as the 1925 Serum Run or "Great Race of Mercy."
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
When was the first long Iditarod race run to Nome?
The first Iditarod was held in 1973. Yupperz=)
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.
