User:Maddiemohon/History of smallpox in Mexico/Mwb8265 Peer Review

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing?

Maddiemohon


 * Link to draft you're reviewing
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Maddiemohon/History_of_smallpox_in_Mexico?veaction=edit&preload=Template%3ADashboard.wikiedu.org_draft_template
 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)
 * History of smallpox in Mexico
 * History of smallpox in Mexico

Lead
The lead does a great job outlining what will be discussed in the article, however its the only piece of the article the authors have not yet expanded upon. There isn't much else that should be added however, as it does a great job being direct and explaining the points effectively.

Content
More information could be added bridging the gap between the arrival of smallpox in the early 1500s and the Colonial era. It feels like a pretty major jump without any new major information. The expansion of the information in the colonial period is great. Taking a section that was one to two sentences and turning it into four+ is always beneficial. The third paragraph in the Colonial period section seems like it should be separate from the rest or at least highlighted more. Maybe titling the section as "early preventative measures".

A major gap also exists from the end of the colonial period and now. Did smallpox ever affect Mexico again? How did early inoculation efforts help fight the disease? Where were new infections being spread from? How quickly was it eradicated once the new vaccine arrived in the 20th Century?

The second source cited in the sandbox seems to be having an issue, and the first one is not accessible at all.

I'm also not aware if it's an issue, but the majority of the article is copied, however only two of the article sources are copied. I'm not sure how the plagiarism policies apply to sandbox but that's something I would look into.

Overall a very well done article, information is clear and concise and there's very little to be critiqued.