Yellow fever
Found in 2717 Collections and/or Records:
Original Contributions to the Science of Medicine by Medical Officers of the Army. Walter Reed and Yellow Fever, circa 1926
Siler's manuscript describes 19th century yellow fever epidemics in the United States, theories of yellow fever transmission, and the contribution of Reed in proving mosquito transmission.
Outline for Philip Showalter Hench's book on yellow fever and Walter Reed, circa 1950
This outline lists chapter titles and provides rough descriptions of their content.
Outline forThe Conquest of Yellow Fever, by Philip Showalter Hench, December 5, 1947
These notes are Hench's outline for his book on the yellow fever story. He never completed the manuscript.
Part of the Discussion of Dr. Agramonte's Paper: Yellow Fever Prophylaxis
,Transactions of the International Conference on Health Problems in Tropical America, 1924
This report discusses Agramonte's paper on yellow fever, which involves the difficulty of distinguishing yellow fever from Weil's disease.
Partial draft ofDr. Jesse Lazear and his Contribution to the Conquest of Yellow Feverwith attached notes, circa October 26, 1940
This is the text of Hench's speech, which was given at the dedication of the Lazear Memorial Building at Washington and Jefferson College.
Partial transcription by J.G. Woods of 1914 letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt, April 6, 1914
Woods transcribes part of a 1914 letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt concerning the successful use of mosquito netting against yellow fever in 1850.