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Copper engraving of a plague doctor of 17th-century Rome. A plague doctor was a physician who treated victims of bubonic plague [1] during epidemics in 17th-century Europe. These physicians were hired by cities to treat infected patients regardless of income, especially the poor, who could not afford to pay.
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At the time of the Great Plague of London, most of those who could afford to leave the city did so. In general, poor, older women who did not care for the sick in other capacities such as midwifery were assigned to the task of "searching". [3] Searchers were sometimes coerced or bribed to mask patients' causes of death.
Western Hemisphere populations were ravaged mostly by smallpox, but also typhus, measles, influenza, bubonic plague, cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, mumps, yellow fever, and pertussis. The lack of written records in many places and the destruction of many native societies by disease, war, and colonization make estimates uncertain.
Female workers who came into contact with C8 were urged to consult their doctors “prior to contemplating pregnancy.” Bailey took the paper to the on-site medical offices and demanded to know whether the chemical had anything to do with her son’s birth defects. She says the DuPont doctors insisted there was no connection.
The English colonies were more aware of the features of smallpox than of almost any other infectious disease. It was widely recognized that there were only two options for protecting oneself against this disease, quarantine or inoculation against the disease. Many feared inoculation, and instead chose isolation via quarantine.
Lincoln Goodale (1782–1868), doctor and namesake of Goodale Park; David E. Harris, the first African American commercial airline pilot and pilot captain for a major U.S. commercial airline. [12] [13] Sandra Hubby (1978– ), Playboy Playmate and beauty pageant contestant; represented Columbus in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic Pageant
Image credits: BeardedAxiom People's fascination with true crime isn't something new. Ever since the moveable type was invented in the 1400s, stories of crime and unsolved cases fascinated people ...