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MEDICINE IN COLONIAL AMERICA 5

Medicine in Colonial America

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Chamberlain University

HIST 405 American History

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[Please delete all instructions once you have completed this case study. Length: 1-2 double-spaced pages. Use a minimum of one (1) documented example from your US History OpenStax course text and one (1) scholarly source from the Chamberlain Library. Remember, sources for this case study are found under the “Available Resources” section. Add in-text citations and end references, and double-space the writing once completed. The course text has already been added to the references, but please add your additional scholarly source to the list.]

Introduction

How did colonial Americans view disease, health, and healing? What roles did they ascribe to God and man in maintaining health and fighting disease?

Assess what intellectual exchange existed between the Native practice of medicine and colonial physicians.

Analyze colonial policy responding to public health crises like smallpox, yellow fever, influenza, diphtheria, typhoid fever, malaria, and dysentery.

Conclusion

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Corbett, P. S., Janssen, V., Lund, J. M., Pfannestiel, T., Vickery, P., & Waskiewicz, S. (2023, July 6). U.S. History. OpenStax, OER Commons. Retrieved January 2, 2024, from https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history