Scarlet fever

Colonial Life: Dealing with Yellow Fever in Fever 1793 Throughout history, there has always been disease spreading throughout the world. There have been times where a society as a whole have fallen, whether it be from the disease itself or by hands of others. Colonial America was a mecca for disease and death in the 18th century. In the midst of trying to survive deadly diseases, women were trying to gain a role in society. Laurie Halse Anderson’s novel, Fever 1793, creates strong female…

the hardest dilemmas that doctors face. According to Nuland’s novel, The Doctor’s Plague, where a group of obstetrical doctors came together at Vienna’s general hospital, Allgemeine Krankenhaus, in order to figure out the leading causes of childbed fever epidemic (Nuland). It took them years and decades to find out the roots of the disease. They conducted several theories and experiments to come up a solution, and most of them did not succeed. Semmelweis was one of the young obstetricians who…

Fever 1793 In the summer of 1793 a deadly sickness called Yellow fever spreads everywhere and affects almost everyone, including a young fourteen year old girl, named Matilda, but goes by Mattie. Mattie lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where her family owns a coffee shop in a small wooden building. When Mattie hears about the yellow fever that is caused by a female mosquito bite she becomes so worried. Almost the whole city gets infection with this fever, including Mattie's mother. Her mother…

Loiasis is called the African eye worm. It is caused by the parasitic worm Loa loa. This disease is transmitted by horseflies breeding in the forests of West and Central Africa. Loiasis gets its name from the well-known sign which is the visible passing of the Loa loa worm through the eye. Day to day the disease has receives little to no attention. Loiasis considered as a barrier to other disease control efforts. This is so because individuals with a large amount of Loa loa larvae in the blood…

article on the disease Zika. The article chronicles the journey of a 48 year old man, and then tells about the problems we face with Zika. It start with a man who showed up to a clinic with some strange symptoms: a rash that covered his body, high fever, back pain, and an eye infection. This man had been traveling prior to the symptoms in Polynesia and the South Americas. During his extensive travels he felt fine, although he was eaten by mosquitos, which didn’t bother him as he had gotten…

consist of a slight fever, maculopapular rash, a headache, myalgia, arthralgia, and non-purulent conjunctivitis. In an occurrence in France in 2013 and 2014 neuro logical and auto-immune difficulties presented itself for the first time. Content Origin The Zika virus itself is a mosquito-borne, positive-sense, and a one-stranded RNA virus. Zika belongs to the family Flaviviridae and genus Flavivirus that can cause a mild, intense febrile illness. Scientists studying yellow fever in 1947 stumbled…

Did you know that the book Fever 1793 has almost a 5 star rating. In the book Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse. The book teaches about family because Mattie saved Grandpa gave his life for Mattie then mother searched for Mattie and almost gave her life just so she could find her daughter. In my opinion family, well just know your family has a spot no matter how big or how small they always love you. The main idea of this paragraph is when Mattie helped Grandpa when they got kicked off the…

The Man of Mystery: An Arthur Dimmesdale Character Analysis from The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne proves that guilt and grief can build on top of an individual, but it only gets heavier. Out of the four major characters in The Scarlet Letter, which surround evil, sin and criticism, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is the only Puritan. Being a Puritan plays a big role in Dimmesdale’s character. He is excellent at doing his Puritan duties as a minister; however, he knows he has sinned. Throughout…

fall." Pride is what causes people to lose a lot since, one moment they may think they're at the top and the next they actually end up below where they started. In "Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, the narrator ends up being to prideful with his little brother Doodle which, then leads to negative outcomes from the said pride. “The Scarlet Ibis” takes a hard look at the consequences of pride. The knowledge that his baby brother may be not only physically weak but also cognitively disabled is such…

The Consumption of Identity The Scarlet Letter is a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the Romantic Era of American Literature. Throughout this iconic novel the reader profoundly follows the life of Hester Prynne, a woman who bears a Scarlet Letter upon her bosom, while simultaneously bearing the label of “adulteress” upon her soul. This book also encompasses the severe impact of Hester’s adultery upon the Puritan community surrounding her. In many cases, labels are given to people by the…