Search results
Like many others in the pioneer band, Brigham Young came down with "mountain fever." On July 24, after 111 days of travel, a wagon carrying the prostrate Young reached the valley of the Great Salt ...
Oregon Trail. The Oregon Trail was a 2,170-mile (3,490 km) [1] east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon Territory. The eastern part of the Oregon Trail spanned part of what is now the state of Kansas and nearly all of what are now the states of Nebraska ...
Pollen is a common allergen that causes significant health and financial impacts on up to a third of the population of the USA. Knowledge of the main pollen season can improve diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases. Our objective in this study is to provide clear, quantitative visualizations of pollen data and make information accessible to many disciplines, in particular to allergy ...
Explore the fascinating history and remnants of Colorado's ghost towns and mining camps, where gold fever brought fortune and tragedy to thousands of prospectors and settlers. Discover the stories and legends of the people who lived and died in these abandoned places, and see the photos and maps of their locations.
Politicians and other influential people who contributed to Oregon Fever and settlement spoke of America’s Manifest Destiny in their arguments for national expansion and the settlement of the West. The nationalist myth of the rugged frontier individual would serve as a potent symbol of American individualism in the West, but it materialized ...
Sep 19, 2017 · Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, DHF: An Expanding Pathogeny . Even though the virus was known to actively circulate in Asia, North America, and Africa 200 years ago, a global pandemic of dengue fever began in Southeast Asia in the 1950s [37, 38]. Dengue virus (DENV) expansion was followed by the emergence of a DHF pandemic that occurred in the late ...
Jul 17, 2023 · Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is an acute febrile tick-borne illness caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. In North America, it is both the most severe and the most common rickettsial infection. Without prompt antibiotic treatment, mortality rates are as high as 20 to 30 percent. This activity reviews the evaluation and management of Rocky ...
