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Observations on relapsing fever, as it occurred in Philadelphia in the winter of 1869 and 1870.

Publication Details

Amer. J. med. Sci., n.s. 60., 336-58. 1870 CE.

Parry called attention to infection from articles of clothing worn by victims of the epidemic of relapsing fever in Philadelphia in 1869.

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Entry Number#5313
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/6589
Author Bio LinkAmerican Medical Biographies ↗
External URLobservations-on-relapsing-fever-as-it-occurred-in-philadelphia-in-the-winter-of-1869-and-1870

Geographic Context

Mentioned in annotation: Philadelphia