Dr.
Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was a prominent doctor in
Philadelphia in 1793. He believed that Yellow Fever could best be cured by ridding the body of
toxins that had collected in the blood, and espoused a very aggressive treatment of bleeding and
purging for his patients. Dr. Jean Deveze, a refugee from Santo Domingo, was the primary
physician in the asylum for the sick established by Stephen Girard, a French-born merchant. Dr.
Deveze disagreed with Rush's practices, and treated his patients by...
Saturday, 11 March 2017
Explain the differences between Dr. Deveze and Dr. Rush and how they treat Yellow Fever patients in Fever 1793.
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