Some account of the last yellow fever epidemic of British Guiana / by Daniel Blair, surgeon general of British Guiana ; edited by John Davy, inspector general of army hospitals, etc.

  • Blair, Daniel.
Date:
1852
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Credit: Some account of the last yellow fever epidemic of British Guiana / by Daniel Blair, surgeon general of British Guiana ; edited by John Davy, inspector general of army hospitals, etc. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    G8 Secondary symptoms or scqiielic 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 jn-incipally abscesses, which, when once discharged, seldom again filled,— fiirunculi,—swelling of lymphatic glands, — swelling and sloughing of parotid,—bulla}, — active hajmor- rhages from ulcerated surfaces, — and jaundice. But, in general, convalescence Avas 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.