The Fever and The American Plague Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres because I can learn while being entertained. The Fever and The American Plague helped prove that to me even more. These books were about yellow fever which was an epidemic that spread panic through our entire country. When it first broke out in Philadelphia unsanitary city conditions and dirty water were thought by some to be the cause. This disease turned out to be carried through mosquitoes. I enjoyed both these
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Rheumatic Fever‚ Pediatric Rheumatic fever is a condition that can develop after an untreated strep throat infection. It causes inflammation that may affect the entire body. Rheumatic fever most often affects the heart‚ joints‚ central nervous system‚ skin‚ and underlying tissues. In some cases‚ rheumatic fever can cause serious damage to the heart. Treatment can help clear up the symptoms of rheumatic fever‚ reduce damage to organs‚ and prevent symptoms from coming back. CAUSES This condition
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Yellow fever; a gruesome‚ painful disease that spread like a bad rumor. Yellow fever originated in Philadelphia in 1793. The reason for this disease is because foreign ships brought fruit from around the world which drew mosquitoes to nest in the pool of water where the fruit was put for the long journey to Philadelphia. Once you were bitten by an infected mosquito‚ you were automatically infected with the disease. Once the same mosquito bites another person‚ they were also infected with the disease
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Yellow Fever Attacks Philadelphia 1793 The summer of 1793 was unusually hot and dry. Insects infested every corner in the streets‚ and Philadelphia was the busiest port in the U.S. Workers paced back and forth‚ carrying goods in and shipping goods out. In the midst of July‚ a ship of Caribbean refugees came to port. With them‚ they carried the yellow fever virus. The virus traveled slowly at first; with just a few fatalities in the first week‚ numbers grew steadily over time. No one suspected
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know that the yellow fever is estimated to infect 200‚000 people a year causing 30‚000 deaths. 90% of these deaths are in Africa. In Fever 1793‚ there is an outbreak of the yellow fever in the newly born country now called the United States of America. The main character‚ Matilda is very childish and lazy when it comes to work around the house. When her mother is diagnosed with the fever‚ her whole life and future is filled with fear. After she personally experiences the fever and survives‚ she starts
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John Masefield’s poem "Sea Fever" is a work of art that brings beauty to the English language through its use of rhythm‚ imagery and many complex figures of speech. The meter in "Sea Fever" follows the movement of the tall ship in rough water through its use of iambs and hard hitting spondees. Although written primarily in iambic meter‚ the meter in "Sea Fever" varies throughout the poem. The imagery in "Sea Fever" suggests an adventurous ocean that appeals to all five senses. Along with an adventurous
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Scarlet Fever is a flesh eating infection that begins in the throat. The most apparent sign of scarlet fever is the rash. It begins on the neck and makes its way down the body. It looks like a sunburn with itchy tiny bumps. An early treatment for this disease are antibiotics. There is no vaccine and it most usually occurs in old and young people (Ages 1-6 and 75-older). Scarlet Fever is actually the name of the condition of how the body reacts to the bacterium. As you can tell this Disease is quite
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They will even throw their own flesh and blood out of a two story window if it means saving themselves. In Fever 1793‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Mattie Cook lives above her family’s coffeehouse with her widowed mother and grandfather‚ and also her cat Silas. She dreads doing chores and is constantly making plans to expand her family business‚
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Uncle tom’s cabin starts with a slave owner‚ mr Shelby‚ being forced to sell two of his slaves‚ harry and tom‚ to mr haley because of a debt that he owes. When’s harry’s mother‚ eliza‚ hears of this‚ she decides to flee to Canada to be free with her husband george. As they are escaping‚ mr haley sends men after them to catch them‚ but they manage to cross the river and evade capture so mr haley hires a slave hunter to find them and bring them back. Eliza harry and george all reunite at a quaker settlement
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