174 Yellow Fever in the Early American Republic

174 Yellow Fever in the Early American Republic

It’s February 2018 and doctors have declared this year’s seasonal flu epidemic as one of the worst to hit the United States in over a decade. Yet this flu epidemic is nothing compared to the yellow fever epidemics that struck the early American republic during the 1790s and early 1800s. So what happened when epidemic diseases took hold in early America? How did early Americans deal with disease and illness? Thomas Apel, author of Feverish Bodies, Enlightened Minds: Science and the Yellow Fever Controversy in the Early American Republic, has some answers for us. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/174 Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute The Georgian Papers Programme Become a Citizen Transcriber Complementary Episodes Episode 005: Jeanne Abrams, Revolutionary Medicine Episode 052: Ronald Johnson, Early United States-Haitian Diplomacy Episode 116: Erica Charters, Disease & the Seven Years’ War Episode 124: James Alexander Dun, Making the Haitian Revolution in Early America Episode 164:The American Revolution in the Haitian Revolution Episode 169: Thomas Kidd, The Religious Life of Benjamin Franklin Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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318 Ste. Geneviéve National Historical Park

318 Ste. Geneviéve National Historical Park

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317 American Jewish Historical Society, Jews in Early America

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316 Yellow Fever, Immunity, & Early New Orleans

316 Yellow Fever, Immunity, & Early New Orleans

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315 History & American Democracy

315 History & American Democracy

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314 Native Americans in Early American Cities

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