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 Snow’s approach to explaining cholera and how it spread consisted primarily of morbid poison entering the alimentary canal through means of contaminated water consumption. Snow believed this to be the basis of how cholera was contracted by individuals and believed improper sewage filtration was to blame as well as a means of spreading the disease from person to person. However‚ previous explanations of how cholera was contracted consisted of the theory of airborne infection. This theory proposed
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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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Neolithic Age many things were lost and gained from the conversion of the hunter-gatherer life style to the agricultural life style. During the Paleolithic and Mesolithic Age it was mostly hunter-gatherers where people were nomadic and traveled from place to place to hunt for their food. The Neolithic changed into an agricultural way of life where they raised livestock and grew crops for their food. With the conversion from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle to the agricultural lifestyle humans lost some certain
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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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Title: Yellow Fever Organizational Pattern: Chronological General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: Teach the audience general facts about yellow fever throughout the years Introduction: When most of you hear Yellow Fever‚ you probably think of a type of cold or flu‚ however what you may not consider is that it can be a very serious illness which can even lead to death. Transition: Let’s start with the basics… I. The Basics http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002341/ A. What
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studied at Columbia. The central theme of her novels is the spiritual isolation that underlies the human condition. Her characters are usually outcasts and misfits whose longings for love are never fulfilled. In her first novel‚ The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1940)‚ a deaf-mute is the focus of a circle of sad and tormented people. The Member of the Wedding (1946; dramatization‚ 1950)‚ her best-known work‚ is the tender story of a lonely adolescent girl. Her other works include the novels Reflections in
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Typhoid fever is a symptomatic disease caused by Salmonella Typhi. The bacteria generally responsible for the enteric fever syndrome is S enterica serotype Typhi (1). It is characterized by fever‚ red-colored rash‚ severe abdominal pain‚ and slow heart‚ beat. It concentrates on the intestine and the channel of infection (2). Typhoid fever is usually found in under-developed countries with poor sanitation (3). Statistics show that between seventeen and twenty-two million cases are reported and two
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