TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ulrich,Tina
AU  - Ulrich,David
AU  - Johnson,Ryan
TI  - Plague diaries: firsthand accounts of epidemics, 430 B.C. to A.D. 1918 
AV  - RA649 .P63 2020
U1  - 614.4/90904 23
PY  - 2020///?]
CY  - Place of publication not given
PB  - Publisher not given
KW  - Communicable diseases
KW  - History
KW  - Sources
KW  - Epidemics
KW  - Public health surveillance
KW  - Public health
KW  - Quarantine
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1.1: "Such was the history of the plague-" from History of the Peloponnesian War -- 1.2: "During these times there was a pestilence-" History of the Wars -- 1.3: "All human wisdom and foresight were vain-" Foreword to The Decameron -- 1.4: A Journal of the Plague Year- Bubonic Plague in London, 1665 -- 1.5: "The disorder, I fear, increases-" Yellow Fever in Philadelphia, 1803 -- 1.6: "We have a terrible sickness here at this place-" Smallpox on the Ottawa Reservation in Peshawbestown, Michigan, 1881 -- 1.7: "I have used my best effort in a kind way-" Smallpox among the Hopi, 1898 -- 1.8: "We sure did get tired-" Letter from a Volunteer Nurse, October 17, 1918 -- 1.9: "Volunteers Required-" Newspaper Articles on Spanish Flu from Wausau, Wisconsin
N2  - "Overview: A collection of nine excerpts from historical accounts of epidemics: two from ancient sources, one from the Black Death in 14th century Europe, one from the 1665 Plague of London, one from the late 18th century Yellow Fever outbreak in Philadelphia, two from smallpox epidemics on Native American reservations in the late 19th century, and two from the influenza pandemic of 1918.All readings include a brief introduction to the historical context, a glossary, discussion questions, and sources. Discussion questions can be edited to support learning in various disciplines."--
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