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In the early 19th century the scarlet fever impact drastically changed and lethal epidemics started to arise in the United States. [56] The United States had a notable outbreak of scarlet fever in Minnesota in 1847 [53] and Augusta, Georgia had a lethal epidemic in 1832–33. [56]
The 1875–1876 Australia scarlet fever epidemic was a severe outbreak of scarlet fever in the British colonies of Victoria and New South Wales in Australia.Part of a series of measles and scarlet fever epidemics in Victoria as a result of poor sanitation in the post-gold rush era, the epidemic claimed in both colonies the lives of over 8,000 people, mainly children. [1]
In the early 20th century, scarlet fever was a leading cause of death in children, but even before World War II and the introduction of antibiotics, its severity was already declining. This decline is suggested to be due to better living conditions, the introduction of better control measures, or a decline in the virulence of the bacteria.
1853 Copenhagen cholera outbreak; 1853 Stockholm cholera outbreak; 1856 Guam smallpox epidemic; 1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic; 1866 Finnish typhus epidemic; 1870 Barcelona yellow fever epidemic; 1875–1876 Australia scarlet fever epidemic; 1889–1890 pandemic; 1899 Porto plague outbreak
Yellow Fever is transmitted by mosquitoes, when it bites an infected person it carries several thousand infective doses of the disease making it a carrier for life passing it from human to human. [14] Yellow Fever made its first appearance in America in 1668, in Philadelphia, New York and Boston in 1693. It had been brought over from Barbados. [12]
Yellow fever: 5,000+ [123] 1800–1803 Spain yellow fever epidemic 1800–1803 Spain Yellow fever: 60,000+ [124] 1801 Ottoman Empire and Egypt bubonic plague epidemic 1801 Ottoman Empire, Egypt: Bubonic plague: Unknown [125] 1802–1803 Saint-Domingue yellow fever epidemic 1802–1803 Saint-Domingue: Yellow fever: 29,000–55,000 [126] 1812 ...
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The deadliest cholera outbreak happened in the 1850s [99] Cholera outbreaks during the 1850s were widespread, but cases were highly concentrated in areas with dense populations. The outbreak lasted from 1852 to 1860. 23,000 deaths were recorded in Britain alone [ 100 ] The outbreak in Britain led to immigrants fleeing their homes and ...