tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post3628022381384245898..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: The Influenza Epidemic of 1760Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-83016851052361677212020-05-22T17:52:03.748-05:002020-05-22T17:52:03.748-05:00They may have been hideously ignorant of such mala...They may have been hideously ignorant of such maladies in the 1760's, but by the 1820's the medical profession was starting to gain an appreciation for these sicknesses. In 1827 there was a Smallpox epidemic that was hitting parts of New England, and especially Halifax, and it is apparent that doctors were becoming aware of many of the related issues. In 1827 the chief medical officer in Halifax wrote an incredible letter to Dr. Warren in Boston, giving a survey of the Smallpox devastation in Halifax. In it, he highlights issues like the value of a vaccine, how the marginalized of society are the hardest hit and how some of the afflicted did not build immunity & got sick twice, etc.. Fascinating read, and a more advanced discussion than we might imagine for 200 yrs ago....Marknoreply@blogger.com