In 1793, right as the Mint was starting operations
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In 1793, right as the Mint was starting operations, Yellow Fever struck Philadelphia for the first time in over 30 years. It struck many times over the next decade, leaving quite an impact on the Mint and our coinage.
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Very sad.... Humanity has a history of major disease calamities....and we are witnessing another at this time. Thanks for the video. Cheers, RickO
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
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For those interested, I recommend Ship of Death: The Voyage that Changed the Atlantic World by Billy G. Smith. It follows the entire journey of the ship that inevitably brought yellow fever to Philadelphia in 1793. One of my favorite books.
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Interesting I like and should read it
I have an original copy of Rush's account of the yellow fever outbreaks. The amount of blood he removed from many patients is astonishing. Pint after pint. That some people "responded" to the "treatment" is a testament to their underlying fitness. Or luck.
It is amazing that anyone survived 18th century medical treatments. Count George Washington among those who did not, though he did not die of yellow fever.
does it say anything about what the patients did following "treatment." meaning that i've donated blood/plasma and done a double blood and plasma, the max amount and i felt like i did 2 decathlons back to back. nearly brain dead.
I'll have to retrieve the book from my office ( I often show it to medical students) and find a few choice cases. ( I note that the plasma center down the street has a nearly full parking lot, and a new one is taking over a vacant pharmacy a few miles away. Not sure what that says about the economy).
Plasma donations was my main income source for a period of time in college. Hydrate, donate, Taco Bueno.
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