HLTB21H3 Chapter 16: Chapter 16 study guide

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*the red plague (pellagra) a plague of corn* First described in spain in 1735 as mal de rosa (the red disease). Generally appeared first as skin rash that covered hands and feet and sketched a butterfly pattern across the neck. In early stages, the reddening of skin might be confused as due to sun burn or poison oak, but when the skin crusted and peeled away showing the smooth and shiny skin below, it is certain. Symptoms: flaming of skin, loss of balance, staggering gait, senseless muttering, weak and melancholy, tongue became reddened, burning sensation in the mouth, diarrhea. Pellagra is derived from italian meaning rough skin. Pellagra mainly afflicted the poor also ppl who had a diet consisting mainly corn. Louis sambon claimed that its vectors were bloodsucking insects, black flies and buffalo gnats. Early 1900s, pellagra struck the american south. It was first recognized among the insane hospitalized in alabama and among tenant farmers and mill workers.

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