Fever 1793 written by Laurie Halse Anderson is “A gripping story about living morally under the shadow of rampant death.” The story shows a part of the world that many of us don’t know what feels like. It draws you into the plot, and makes you contemplate how you would act in the life threatening situation. In the story, a young adult, Mattie, is living through the fever in Philadelphia. With lots of loss, and sorrow Mattie always finds something to look forward too. The book Fever 1793 suggests that there will always be conflict, pain, suffering, and disease in life. If you focus in on the bright side, and put the things that matter, that remind you that there are things in life better than this, you can get through it.…
Because Yellow Fever has taken over Philadelphia, Mattie must say goodbye many times despite how difficult it may be. Mattie said goodbye to Mother when she left for the countryside, when she lost the coffeehouse, and when Grandfather passed away. For example, saying goodbye to Grandfather was one of the hardest times for Mattie. At first Mattie could not believe that her grandfather was about to die. Right before he was about to pass away, Mattie kept denying it due to the fact that she did not want it to happen. Anderson writes, “Anything but this” (147). This is significant because it shows how much Mattie loved Grandfather and how hard it was to say goodbye. They were extremely close and Mattie had to witness his death, and even…
When faced with adversities, the natural way of a human to respond to them are to fix them or just try to move on, but in some novels characters have to go through the worst of them, so let's talk about how they felt and what they went through. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson.…
The American Plague was written by Molly C. Crosby, who is as much as a researcher as she is an author. In 1648, a slave ship returning from Africa carried a few mosquitoes infected with a deadly virus know as yellow fever. The ship landed in the New World and thrived in the hot wet climate and on the white settlers. The New World has never come in contact with yellow fever and as a result no immunities have been built up. The virus obtained its name from the way it turns the victim’s skin and eyes a golden yellow. Victims also suffer from very high fevers, external and internal bleeding, and blackish vomit. In America yellow fever killed thousands of peoples, halted trade, and disrupted the government. Although many cities were affected by yellow fever, none were hindered more than the Tennessee city, Memphis. Before yellow fever made its way into Memphis, it was the largest city in Tennessee. When the virus hit thousands of citizens fled in a mass exodus and the 19,000 that stayed 16,000 and over a quarter of those died. The city revoked its own charter and was almost completely destroyed until a sewage system was established. Once The U.S. Government realized how devastating yellow fever was, they appointed a team of doctors and scientists to research and conquer the virus. The team went to Cuba where yellow fever was very common. Walter Reed was among this group and was the driving force to eradicating yellow fever. He and all but one of the team died of yellow fever but they yielded high results. Eventually a vaccine was created but it would cost too much to vaccinate everyone and at the time that wouldn’t have been possible to vaccine a huge number of people. Instead, great efforts were put into removing mosquitoes and their breeding grounds which would prove to be super effective. Throughout the book I learned many things and thought deeply about certain quotes.…
maps to help prove the information. Also, towards the back of the book the author provides a chart with mortality death estimates on it. Nowhere did the author state that her numbers and data were completely accurate, but merely estimates. This is another argument that people…
Yellow fever is a that's lasted six weeks throughout Philadelphia. I, Alex Malesich have been sent here in 1793 by king George lll from England to cure yellow fever. He wanted me to find out what is a better cure for the fever, the Philadelphia or the French cure.There has are ready been thousands and thousands of deaths. The fever has spread like a wildfire all over Philadelphia and is still going.…
The city of Philadelphia is not right during this time because of the horrible yellow fever. Doctors don’t believe that this fever is yellow fever. The church bells are going off way more than usual. Philadelphia is not right because of the deaths, experience, and the state of ignorance.…
Josiah Nott is known for theories like the mosquito was one course for the spread malaria. He is also being known for being the first to apply the insect theory to yellow fever. During 1853 Josiah Nott’s lost four of his children to yellow fever in one week, which made him strive to understand the spread of the disease.…
Did you know that the yellow fever is estimated to infect 200,000 people a year causing 30,000 deaths. 90% of these deaths are in Africa. In Fever 1793, there is an outbreak of the yellow fever in the newly born country now called the United States of America. The main character, Matilda is very childish and lazy when it comes to work around the house. When her mother is diagnosed with the fever, her whole life and future is filled with fear. After she personally experiences the fever and survives, she starts to accept what is going on around her. She is still very afraid at this time. After all these hardships, she comes out of this experience as a mature young adult. These four stages have major effect on Mattie’s personality, confidence,…
There is no vaccine at this time for Valley Fever. Most people are able to fight off Valley Fever on their own without treatment. Most people usually don’t get it again. For those that seek treatment, antifungal drugs not antibiotics…
Scarlet fever (sometimes referred to as scarlatina) is an infectious disease characterized by fever, sore throat (pharyngitis), and a characteristic rash. Scarlet fever is predominantly a childhood disease occurring in children 2-10 years of age, though it can less commonly occur in older children and adults. The incidence and mortality rates associated with this once feared disease have significantly decreased due to the introduction and widespread use of antibiotics…
John M. Barry uncovers the epic story of the horrible pandemic of 1918, one that killed as many as 100 million people across the world. Barry utilizes his journalistic skills and considerable medical research to share the story of the influenza and shed light on those who were caught up in the gruesome fight. The result is an in-depth, incredible narrative of the times and events shaped by the plague.…
psychological diseases. The final phrase “When the doctors came they said she had died of…
Yellow fever killed over 5,000 people in Philadelphia in 1793. Yellow fever is a highly contagious fever that is transmitted by mosquitoes. Some symptoms of yellow fever include an onset of fever, chills, severe headache, nausea, fatigue, weakness, and vomiting. Treatment of yellow fever in the 1700’s included bloodletting, herbs, other material treatments, and also simply doing nothing. In Fever 1793, Laurie Halse Anderson alters history, but maintains some historical accuracy. The setting of the wharfs is both the same and different from the actual wharfs at that time.…
Gregory's health was poor in his youth. He suffered for about eighteen months from the quartan fever which is a fever which recurs at approximately 72-hour intervals. Once he had shaken off this problem his health was good, however, and he wrote some years later that the quartan fever (see for example [20]):-…