Some account of the last yellow fever epidemic of British Guiana / by Daniel Blair ; edited by John Davy.

Date:
1850
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Credit: Some account of the last yellow fever epidemic of British Guiana / by Daniel Blair ; edited by John Davy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Secondary symptoms or sequelae occasionally arose after con- valescence from the third stage of the disease, and retarded the restoration to perfect health, and occasionally proved fatal. These were principally abscesses, which, when once discharged, seldom again filled,—furunculi,—swelling of lymphatic glands, — swelling and sloughing of parotid,—bulla;, — active haemor- rhages from ulcerated surfaces, —and jaundice. But, in general, convalescence was rapid and complete, and attended with a speedy restoration of all the healthy functions. A delightful sense of the freshness and beauty of nature, quickly succeeded the most virulent symptoms. I vividly remember to this day— and it is ten years since — the pleasure experienced on the seventh day of illness, when, being convalescent, I was permitted to be wheeled on a sofa to the window. The trees were so green, the sky so bright, and the flight of the birds so joyful, I remarked at the time that it was worth while to be sick to feel such a rapture in recovery. How different the sensations in convales- cence from intermittent fever !* &c. It is much to be regretted that the subject has too often been entered on in a controversial manner, and truth has been sacrificed, however unin- tentionally.] — Ed. * [The rapid recovery to perfect health described in the text, was very remarkable in a large proportion of the convalescent from yellow fever in Barbados; seeming clearly to indicate that no serious organic lesion was connected with the attack. Recovery from remittent fever, on the contrary, is often tedious, especially in British Guiana; and relapses, or after attacks, or attacks of ague, are of frequent occurrence.] —Ed.
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