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c2003., Pre-adolescent, Clarion Books Call No: 614.5 41 097481109033 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: Describes the illness known as yellow fever and the toll it took in Pennsylvania, relating the epidemic to the major social and political events of the day and to 18th-century medical beliefs and practices.
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c2003., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Inc., by arrangement with Clarion Books Call No: 614.5 MURPHY Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)Publisher Description Summary Note: Provides an account of the yellow fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793, discussing the chaos that erupted when people began evacuating in droves, leaving the city without government, goods, or services, and examining efforts by physicians, the Free African Society, and others to cure and care for the sick.
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-- Real tales of deadly diseases2018., Pre-adolescent, Nomad Press, a division of Nomad Comunications Call No: HI-INT 614.4 CUM Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Mystery & mayhem.Summary Note: Epidemics and pandemics: real tales of deadly diseases tells the tale of five of history's most critical contagions and the havoc these diseases wreaked across the globe, including the bubonic plague, yellow fever, smallpox, Spanish influenza, and AIDS. This nonfiction book for early middle schoolers whets their appetites for history by combining real-life horror stories with primary sources and rich language.--
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-- Yellow death2009., Juvenile, Houghton Mifflin Call No: 614.5 JUR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of the doctors and researchers who worked to track down the cause of yellow fever and find a way to eliminate the disease.