An American Plague Background Video

What was a treatment for yellow fever in 1793?

• two quarts of molasses

• wormwood and lavender

• potions

• All of the above

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In most cases, who provided medical treatments for patients?

• surgeons

• doctors

• family members

• high school students

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When were doctors used at this time?

• As soon as a patient experienced symptoms

• As a last resort

• After a few failed treatments

• Doctors were not used.

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How did doctors advertise their treatments?

• They yelled in the streets.

• They held massive clinics.

• They gave business cards.

• They advertised in the newspaper.

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Which of the following was a common treatment that Benjamin Rush used?

• bleeding

• spinning in a circle

• relaxation

• fresh air

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True or False: Everyone was in favor of the methods that Benjamin Rush used.

• True

• False

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At the time, many believed that people experienced medical difficulty when there was an inbalance of...

• gases

• cells

• humors

• nails

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In order to challenge Dr. Rush's beliefs about medicine, another doctor performed autopsies on patients who had died and found evidence of....

• too much blood

• mercury poisoning

• dehydrated patients

• Nothing. He had to say that Dr. Rush had been right all along.

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Based on his disagreements about medicine, Benjamin Rush ultimately

• breaks off from the College of Physicians.

• quits practicing medicine

• is disregarded. No one believes he is able to treat patients.

• writes letters to try to discredit those who disagree with him.

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What was the source of the disease?

• coffee grounds

• rats

• birds

• mosquitoes

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