was the yellow fever deadly

where did the yellow fever start

when did the yellow fever start

were doctors scared of the yellow fever

when did the yellow fever end

a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of large lumps under the armpits and groin

a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time (small area of sickness)

what is the yellow fever like

an extremely small piece of organic material that causes disease in humans, animals, and plants

what would happen if you get the yellow fever

spread out over a whole country or the world (worldwide sickness)

not affected or influenced by something - your body creates antibodies to fight off the disease

transferring from one person to another or from one part of the body to another

How do the following lines add to the account of the yellow fever epidemic?

“Even bad news could unsettle the humors and cause illness. So it made sense to Rush, Hodge, and Foulke that the putrid-smelling air could upset people enough to cause an outbreak of violent, fatal fevers.”

likely to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing (able to get sick)

What does the following paragraph reveal about Dr. Rush?

Rush was forty-seven years old and so highly respected that he was often called in by colleagues when they were baffled by a case. His medical training had been extensive, consisting of five years of apprenticeship with the pre-eminent doctor in the United States, John Redman. After this he had gone to Europe to study under the most skilled surgeons and doctors in the western world.

a physical or mental feature that is found within the body when a person is sick (signs that you are sick - runny nose, sneezing, fever, chills, bumps on skin, etc.)

The American Plague became the nickname for which vicious disease?

What is most closely a central idea from this excerpt of An American Plague?