Core 3 Fever 1793

Meeting Date:	10/29/14	Book Title:	Fever 1793
Context Director:	Dylan	Chapters Read:	2-7
Partners:	Cyrus	Griffin

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• During the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania 5000 or more people were listed in the official register of deaths between August 1 and November 9
• The vast majority of them died of yellow fever, making the epidemic in the city of 50,000 people one of the most severe in United States' history.
• By the end of September, 20,000 people had fled the city.
• The mortality rate peaked in October.
• before frost finally killed the mosquitoes and brought an end to the epidemic in November.
• Doctors tried a variety of treatments, but knew neither the origin of the fever.
• Or that it was transmitted by mosquitoes.
• The mayor and a committee of two dozen organized a fever hospital at Bush Hill.
• Black nurses aided the sick and the group's leaders hired additional men to take away corpses.
• Blacks in the city died at the same rate as whites. Some neighboring towns refused to let refugees in from Philadelphia  
  

  1)  Discussion Question #1

  Do you think colett ogilvie has the fever?

  yes because symptoms matched those of the yellow fever.

  
  

  
  

  2) Discussion Question #2

  
  

  If so do you think she will die?

  yes because at the time doctors didn't have a cure or knowledge of the fever

  
  

  3) Discussion Question #3

  Do you think the cooks will be forced to flee to the country

  No because there  grandfather doesn't want them to leave the city for fear of lack of business.  

  
  

  4) Discussion Question #4

  Do you think it was smart of matilda too go down too the market place? If not why so?

  No because of the risk of yellow fever.

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