Stephen Cheek essay on yellow fever

Collection — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS 2/103

Scope and Contents

"An inaugural essay on yellow fever: presented to the faculty of the Philadelphia College of Medicine for the degree of doctor in medicine" Cheek maintains yellow fever itself is not contagious but communicable only under certain climatic conditions. He then discusses the yellow fever outbreak in New Orleans in 1853 and describes symptoms and possible methods of treatment.

Dates

Creation: undated

Creator

Cheek, Stephen H. (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Stephen H. Cheek, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was born circa 1829. He received his M.D. from the Philadelphia College of Medicine in 1857.

Full Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Small collections

Related Names

Subject

Philadelphia College of Medicine (Organization)

Subjects

Genre / Form

Essays

Topical

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Stephen Cheek essay on yellow fever
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin

Physical Storage Information

Folder: 1 (Text)

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository

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