Typhoid fever

There was overcrowded housing, inadequate sewage, poor sanitation, and limited access to water. As a result, diseases such as typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and influenza spread rapidly. In 1832, an epidemic of cholera began to kill tens of thousands and the local authorities became pressured to act. Therefore, Edwin Chadwick, a lawyer and “freelance civil servant,” received the task…

Discussion: The isolate studied was tested for innate antibiotic function on the following media: AC, LB, and 10% TSA. The ESKAPE relative strain that presented a response to the isolate was B.subtilis. In all cases except for that of LB, the isolate showed antibiotic qualities towards B.subtilis by presenting a zone of clearance on AC and 10% TSA media. This behavior is shown in Figures 4, 5, and 6.In the case with LB, B.subtilis inhibited the growth of the isolate as depicted by the empty…

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born on February 12, 1809 and died April 15, 1865. He served from March 1861 to his assassination in April 1865. He led the country through the Civil War. He was one of many unforgettable presidents who changed the direction of the country. Born on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was the second child of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln living in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Spring Farm in Hardin County, Kentucky. His blood…

“She never wrote a memoir, sat for an interview, or recorded whether she had herself felt the joys and disappointments of love” (Jane Austen Biography, 2012). Even though most of Jane Austen’s life was a mystery, her works of romantic fiction have earned her the title of one of the most popular writers in the English language. Jane Austen’s realism made her an influential writer because her humble beginnings and ability to relate her stories to future generations has made her a successful and…

We were told to do a report on someone who really stood out and did something to improve slavery. While I was looking for someone to write about Margaret really caught my eye. Margaret Garner was born into slavery on June 4, 1834, as a mulatto (mixed race). Margaret’s mother did not marry a white man, she was raped by her owner and became pregnant, which was common back then so the slave owners could have more slaves without buying them. Margaret was now on the plantation of John…

His family, similar to Fallada were also well off, his father was a stalk broker, and they grew up in a fine neighbourhood (The Famous People, 2015). Growing up, Findley had glandular fever, and despite this, he had to educate himself independently after 9th grade (Gale, 144). He was fifteen when he started writing; his first stories ended up being relatable to his personal life, such as writing about lonely children or stories containing…

On February 20th, 1862, Lincoln lost his son William Wallace Lincoln to what people said to be typhoid. Davis lost his son on April 30th 1864; Joseph Davis had fallen form the top balcony. Both men were deeply depressed, yet both men allowed one day to morn, before going back to work. The war was hard on everyone in the United States and the Confederate…

In the insect world there are a plethora of fascinating creatures fulfilling their own specific ecological niches all across the various ecosystems of this planet. Among these, you may have observed flies of metallic luster, colored blue or green or black, near garbage, filth, rotting meat, or even flowers that possess a pungent smell. These cosmopolitan Blowflies, belonging to order Diptera and family Calliphoridae, may seem filthy (and they actually are), yet they are actually quite useful.…

and insects would quickly spread around because all the soldiers were so close together. Soldiers would clean their lice-infested clothing in a pot full of boiling water in which they would later cook their food in. Diseases like dysentery, typhoid fever, delirium, and body lice transmitted diseases are some of the most common diseases that would infect the soldiers. Most of them come from the fact that hygiene was not important in the hospitals and doctors would not be careful with the person…

Adeline Virginia was an English writer foremost modernists in the twentieth century. She was born in January 25, 1882 to March 28, 1941. Woolf was significant figure in London society and central in the influential Bloomsbury Group intellectuals. Best-selling novels like Mrs. Dalloway 1925, The Lighthouse 1927, and Orlando 1928, the book-length A Room of One’s Own 1929, its dictum. Woolf severe bouts of mental illness her life committed suicide in 1941 at age of 59. Adeline Virginia Stephen…