The 1793 Yellow Fever outbreak prompted the building of America's first quarantine station and hospital at the port of Philadelphia — established to try to keep contagions at bay.
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Contagions
Synonyms for "contagions" (9 found)
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10 entriesairborne contagionbehavioral diffusioncontact contagiondroplet contagionfear contagioninfluenzameaslespanic contagiontuberculosisvector-borne contagion
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5 entriesairborne contagioncontagion theorycontagious diseaserapid contagionsocial contagion
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Today, though, it takes a long time to determine that specific and crucial mix of what antibiotic to use and how much of it should be administered to a patient who may be infected with any of a countless variety of contagions.
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