Diseases and Epidemics (16)

Diseases and Epidemics
Black Tongue
by Joyner, Whitmel M. Black Tongue is the familiar name for the often fatal effects of a deficiency of the vitamin niacin (once designated Vitamin B3, now B5), found chiefly in liver, lean meat, poultry, fish, and beans. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Cisterns
by Carnes-McNaughton, Linda F. Cisterns, large receptacles built for the storage of water, were used in North Carolina for potables or fire protection in all types of urban and rural buildings prior to the advent of modern [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Crawford, Emma: A Good Life
by Cecelski, David S. Listening to her, I felt almost dazed at how much has changed in one woman's lifetime. I couldn't get used to the fact that she was born the year that Thomas Edison patented his motion-picture [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)
Elion, Gertrude and Dr. George Hitchings
by Hall, Lisa Coston. Gertrude Elion and Dr. George Hitchings By Lisa Coston Hall Reprinted with permission from The Tar Heel Junior Historian, Fall 2006. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum of [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)
Hookworms
by Foss, Mandy. In the beginning of the twentieth century, a battle was fought in North Carolina and ten other southern states. From 1909 to 1914, doctors, public health officials, and northern businessmen worked to [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)
Infectious Diseases- Part I: Overview
by Parramore, Thomas C., Norris, David A., Cockrell, David L., Joyner, William S., Hosfeld, Andrew. Before the widespread distribution of vaccinations, many serious, often deadly contagious diseases were commonplace in North Carolina and other American colonies and states. The Carolina colony [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Infectious Diseases- Part II: Significant Infectious Diseases in North Carolina History
by Parramore, Thomas C., Norris, David A., Cockrell, David L., Hosfeld, Andrew. Ague. An acute form of fever that often damages nerves and is sometimes fatal, ague was present in North Carolina from colonial times until the 1930s. The term was prevalent among early colonists, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Influenza Outbreak of 1918-1919
by Case, Steven, Gregory, Lisa. Influenza Outbreak of 1918-1919 by Steve Case, revised by Lisa Gregory, 2010 NC Government and Heritage Library See also: NC and Influenza (WWI); Public Health; Infectious Diseases From the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Lanier, Sidney Clopton
by Powell, William S. Lanier, Sidney Clopton by William S. Powell, 1991 3 Feb. 1842–7 Sept. 1881 Sidney Clopton Lanier, poet, musician, novelist, and author of books for boys, was born in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Malaria
by Case, Steven. History and Impact of Malaria in North Carolina by Steven Case, 2010. NC Government & Heritage Library See also: Malaria stastistics in North Carolina, 1899-1940; Public [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Malaria statistics in North Carolina, 1899-1940
by Gregory, Lisa. Malaria statistics in North Carolina, 1899-1940 by Lisa Gregory, 2010. The tables below link to North Carolina malaria statistics, grouped by year. Clicking on a link will take you to an item [...] (from NC Digital Collections.)
Milk Sickness
by Wood, Curtis W. Milk sickness, also called "milk sick fever" and "sick stomach," is caused by the excretion of tremetol or tremetone, the toxin in white snakeroot and rayless goldenrod, when these common plants are [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Richardson II, Lunsford (from Tar Heel Junior Historian)
by Hinds-Brown, Lindsey. Lunsford Richardson II Inventor of Vicks VapoRub by Lindsey Hinds-­Brown Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian, Fall 2006; Revised October, 2022. Tar Heel Junior [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)
Troxler, Allan: Shirley's Garden
by Cecelski, David S. I talked with Allan Troxler in the garden behind the Blevins House, a group residence in Durham for people with HIV/AIDS. A 51-year-old Greensboro native, Troxler started this bountiful garden eight [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)
Von Ruck, Karl
by Powell, William S. Von Ruck, Karl by William S. Powell, 1996 10 July 1849–5 Nov. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
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