Vocabulary
People
Epidemics
August 1793
Medical Care
100

To impose isolation on a person, animal, or place

What is the definition of quarantine?

100

In November 1993, I moved my cabinet and my wife, Martha, to Germantown where I continued to conduct business. It was difficult for me to conduct business since I had left my paperwork in Philadelphia.

Who was President George Washington?

100

What was used in Central American to kill mosquitoes and their eggs?

What is DDT?

100
Manure, dried blood, sheep & goat guts, roasting meats, strong cheeses, spoiled coffee, foul smell of dead animals, and stench
What did Philadelphia smell like?
100

People did this to their homes to prevent spreading of the disease

 rubbing essential oils, vinegar, dirt on floors, gun powder 

200
A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
What is the definition of epidemic?
200

I was the first one to identify yellow fever in Philadelphia. Even though I became ill with the disease, I continued to aggressively treat patients.

Who was Dr. Benjamin Rush?

200

There is no cure for this disease. The symptoms are fever, vomiting, diarrhea, yellow tinted skin and eyes, and most times death.

What is yellow fever?

200
Horses on cobblestone, whirring mosquitoes, church bells tolling death, toasting & singing, grunting & swearing of workers, children playing, pigs squealing, and chickens squawking
What did Philadelphia sound like?
200

This organized group put their own lives at risk to bury the dead, nurse the sick, and help in many other ways. It was falsely believe they could not get yellow fever.

What was the Free African Society?

300
To drain large amounts of blood from a body
What is the definition of bloodletting?
300

I resigned as Secretary of State because of my strong views against the Proclamation of Neutrality. I was a founding father and later became the nation's third president.

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

300

This disease is transmitted by a female mosquito and people are still dying from it today. It is commonly associated with poverty and has a major negative effect on economic development in Africa.

What is malaria?

300
Unease, humid air, sweltering air, and hot
What did Philadelphia feel like?
300
The mansion became the city's hospital. It went from being a dreadful place for dying to a clean, orderly place of recovery.
What was Bush Hill?
400

Very poor people

What is the definitions of paupers?

400

When all other government officials left, I continued to act as mayor and tried to help Philadelphia deal with this terrible crisis.

Who was Mayor Matthew Clarkson?

400
It is the number one disease of the 20th century. There is concern it might some day be used in biological warfare.
What is small pox?
400
Robert Morris mansion, an unusual large supply of pigeons on sale, uncovered sewers, the river drying up & dead fish, and well-dressed people, as well as slaves & servants, and
What did Philadelphia look like?
400
Swallowing about 1/3 ounce of mercury and 1/3 ounce of jalap to produce extreme vomiting and diarrhea
What was Rush's "Ten and Ten" treatment?
500

People who prepared and sold medicines and drugs

What is the definition of apothecaries/ quack doctors?

500

Along with a fellow religious leader, Richard Allen, I started the Free African Society.

Who was Absalom Jones?

500

This disease is spread from rodents to fleas to people to each other. Killed millions in Europe.

What is Black Death ?

500

A French sailor at Richard Denny's boarding house on North Street

Who was the first person to die in Philadelphia's yellow fever epidemic?

500
This unofficial, unauthorized group put their financial security at risk, and performed tasks which included caring for orphans, cleaning the streets and homes of the dead, inspecting burials, and constructing new buildings to house more patients.
What was Clarkson's committee?
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