Project Gutenberg 2019-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 122 Rush, Benjamin 1746 1813 Pennsylvanian Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 4 The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the Author E-text prepared by MWS, Jens Nordmann, Bryan Ness, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 4" by Benjamin Rush is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This volume primarily focuses on the prevalence and treatment of yellow fever in Philadelphia during the late 18th century, detailing various epidemics and the author’s medical observations and inquiries into causes, symptoms, and effective remedies. The work not only outlines clinical experiences but also delves into the societal impact and public health challenges posed by the outbreaks. At the start of this volume, Rush recounts the events surrounding the yellow fever outbreaks in Philadelphia from 1797 to 1805. He provides detailed meteorological observations and describes the progression of the disease, its symptoms, and the effects on both individuals and the community. Rush shares his clinical experiences, noting the fatalities that arose and the prevailing theories about the disease's origin, including debates over its contagion. He emphasizes the treatment methods he employed, particularly blood-letting and purging, and discusses the varied response of patients, capturing the urgency and despair prevalent during those epidemics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Medicine Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia R Text Category: History - American Category: Health & Medicine 599200 2025-07-23T10:59:48.792572 text/html 595997 2019-03-03T13:04:39 text/html 291814 2025-07-23T10:59:56.719525 application/epub+zip 296277 2025-07-23T10:59:50.252592 application/epub+zip 254854 2025-07-23T10:59:49.481557 application/epub+zip 465147 2025-07-23T11:00:01.326510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411977 2025-07-23T10:59:55.897554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370525 2022-09-26T18:10:01.816059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485461 2025-07-23T10:59:47.738576 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 485508 2019-02-28T11:15:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18643 2025-07-23T11:00:01.467575 application/rdf+xml 8228 2025-07-23T10:59:49.644556 image/jpeg 1388 2025-07-23T10:59:49.563556 image/jpeg 163573 2019-02-28T11:15:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 244352 2019-03-03T13:05:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 247949 2025-07-23T10:59:48.833546 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia