History 2195A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Bismuth Subsalicylate, Enema, Yellow Fever
11 Sep 2018
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Bacteria (vibrio: original outbreak in india. Rice water" in the water going through the body, there were little flakes of white that looked like rice hence the term rice water if it isn"t treated, there will be complete dehydration. Irish drinking habits, irish living habits: poor people as well contagious vs anti contagious if its contagious, then quarantine the city and if its just sanitation then clean the streets. Quarantine: grosse isle, one of the most notorious places for quarantine in north america, quarantine centre for ships coming into quebec city, death toll in 10 week period was 4,500 people. Variola major 15-30% (v. major: 15-30% chance that you"re going to die smallpox. Variola minor 1% (v. minor: only 1% chance that you will die, appears on its own. Inhalation: droplets like sneezing and spitting, only droplets from an infected person. Contact: touching a smallpox victim, touching a victim"s clothes, incubation period is about 12 days.
