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1847 North American typhus epidemic information


The typhus epidemic of 1847 was an outbreak of epidemic typhus caused by a massive Irish emigration in 1847, during the Great Famine, aboard crowded and disease-ridden "coffin ships".

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1847 North American typhus epidemic

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The typhus epidemic of 1847 was an outbreak of epidemic typhus caused by a massive Irish emigration in 1847, during the Great Famine, aboard crowded and...

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Typhus

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Phanariotes), Editura Dacia, Cluj, 1974. p. 287-293 Fenning, Hugh (1999). "Typhus Epidemic in Ireland, 1817–1819: Priests, Ministers, Doctors". Collectanea Hibernica...

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Diseases and epidemics of the 19th century

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Diseases and epidemics of the 19th century included long-standing epidemic threats such as smallpox, typhus, yellow fever, and scarlet fever. In addition...

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Coffin ship

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many people as they crossed the Atlantic, and led to the 1847 North American typhus epidemic at quarantine stations in Canada. Owners of coffin ships...

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Carriage of Passengers Act of 1855

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were believed to be a major factor in causing the 1847 North American typhus epidemic. The epidemic primarily affected Canada but also spread somewhat...

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Passenger Act of 1882

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Passenger Act of 1882. 1847 North American typhus epidemic Carriage of Passengers Act of 1855 Coffin ship Diseases and epidemics of the 19th century Quarantine...

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Steerage Act of 1819

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after experience with epidemics of cholera, typhus, and typhoid in recent years (such as the 1847 North American typhus epidemic). The Carriage of Passengers...

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1847 in Canada

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the Irish fever sheds at Windmill Point, Montreal, during the typhus epidemic of 1847. September 5 – Kasey banishes Lord Elgin from her kingdom. October...

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of epidemics in 14th century China suggest nothing more than typhus and major Chinese outbreaks of epidemic disease post-date the European epidemic by...

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Athens. They concluded that the disease that killed the Greeks was typhus. "Epidemic typhus fever is the best explanation," said Dr. David Durack, consulting...

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Gelston, A. L.; Jones, T. C. (December 1977). "Typhus fever: report of an epidemic in New York City in 1847". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 136 (6):...

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Western African Ebola virus epidemic

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Cholera

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India and spread to Europe, Asia, and South America. The sixth pandemic ran from 1899 to 1923. These epidemics had a lower number of fatalities because physicians...

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Grosse Isle

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Most who died on the island were infected with typhus, a result of poor sanitary conditions there in 1847. Grosse Isle is the largest burial ground for...

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Population history of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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decline of the Native Americans. One of the most devastating diseases was smallpox, but other deadly diseases included typhus, measles, influenza, bubonic...

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