Introduction
We are about to begin reading Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson about the Yellow Fever Epidemic in Philadelphia in 1793. You will be using this online scavenger hunt before and after reading this book. Use the links provided to help you answer the questions.
Task
Before we begin, you should learn some background information about the disease. Please answer the following questions in your journal.
Process
1. What is Yellow Fever?
a. http://www.cdc.gov/yellowfever/
b. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/yellow-fever/basics/definition/con-20032263
c. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001365.htm
2. What are the symptoms of Yellow Fever?
a. http://www.cdc.gov/yellowfever/symptoms/index.html
b. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001365.htm
c. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/yellow-fever/basics/symptoms/con-20032263
3. How is it contracted?
a. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/yellow-fever/basics/causes/con-20032263
b. http://www.cdc.gov/yellowfever/transmission/index.html
4. Is there any way to prevent it?
a. http://www.cdc.gov/yellowfever/prevention/
b. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/yellow-fever/basics/prevention/con-20032263
5. Does it still exist today, if so where?
a. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2840945/
b. http://www.travelhealth.gov.hk/english/travel_related_diseases/yellow_fever.html
c. http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2016/infectious-diseases-related-to-travel/yellow-fever
Evaluation
After you have finished reading the book:
Conclusion
6. What caused the epidemic in 1793? How could it have been prevented?
a. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yellow-fever-breaks-out-in-philadelphia
b. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/fever/peopleevents/e_philadelphia.html
c. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/yellowfever.htm
7. What were some of the medical theories for dealing with the disease? Which ones helped and which ones made the victim worse?
a. http://colonialhall.com/rush/rush.php
b. http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/contagion/yellowfever.html
c. http://philadelphia1793.weebly.com/doctors.html
Refer to chapter 8. Eliza belongs to a group called the Free African Society. Research the answers to the following questions to find out more about the Free African Society.
8. Why was society created?
a. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3narr1.html
9. Who were the founders and members?
10. What part did they play in the Yellow Fever epidemic?
a. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3narr1.html
b. http://www.socialwelfarehistory.com/eras/free-african-society/
c. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p97.html
d. http://www.aecst.org/ajones.htm
e. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h85.html
f. https://hsp.org/history-online/exhibits/richard-allen-apostle-of-freedom/the-free-african-society
g. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p97.html
11. After reading all of the information above, how do you feel the Free African Society has impacted today's society?