Diseases and Epidemics

by Joyner, Whitmel M. Black Tongue is the familiar name for the often fatal effects of a deficiency of the vitamin niacin (once designated Vitamin B3, now B5), found chiefly in liver, lean meat, poultry, fish, and beans. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Carnes-McNaughton, Linda F. Cisterns, large receptacles built for the storage of water, were used in North Carolina for potables or fire protection in all types of urban and rural buildings prior to the advent of modern [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cecelski, David S. Listening to her, I felt almost dazed at how much has changed in one woman's lifetime. I couldn't get used to the fact that she was born the year that Thomas Edison patented his motion-picture [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by Hall, Lisa Coston. Gertrude Elion and Dr. George Hitchings By Lisa Coston Hall Reprinted with permission from The Tar Heel Junior Historian, Fall 2006. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum of [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Foss, Mandy. In the beginning of the twentieth century, a battle was fought in North Carolina and ten other southern states. From 1909 to 1914, doctors, public health officials, and northern businessmen worked to [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Parramore, Thomas C., Norris, David A., Cockrell, David L., Joyner, William S., Hosfeld, Andrew. Infectious Diseases by William S. Joyner, 2006 Additional research provided by David L. Cockrell, Andrew Hosfeld, David A. Norris, and Thomas C. Parramore. See also: Public Health; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Parramore, Thomas C., Norris, David A., Cockrell, David L., Hosfeld, Andrew. Infectious Diseases by William S. Joyner, 2006; Revised November 2022. Additional research provided by David L. Cockrell, Andrew Hosfeld, David A. Norris, and Thomas C. Parramore. See [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Case, Steven, Gregory, Lisa. Influenza Outbreak of 1918-1919 by Steve Case, revised by Lisa Gregory, 2010 NC Government and Heritage Library See also: NC and Influenza (WWI); Public Health; Infectious Diseases From the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Powell, William S. Lanier, Sidney Clopton by William S. Powell, 1991 3 Feb. 1842–7 Sept. 1881 Sidney Clopton Lanier, poet, musician, novelist, and author of books for boys, was born in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Case, Steven. History and Impact of Malaria in North Carolina by Steven Case, 2010. NC Government & Heritage Library See also: Malaria stastistics in North Carolina, 1899-1940; Public [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Gregory, Lisa. Malaria statistics in North Carolina, 1899-1940 by Lisa Gregory, 2010. The tables below link to North Carolina malaria statistics, grouped by year. Clicking on a link will take you to an item [...] (from NC Digital Collections.)

by Wood, Curtis W. Milk sickness, also called "milk sick fever" and "sick stomach," is caused by the excretion of tremetol or tremetone, the toxin in white snakeroot and rayless goldenrod, when these common plants are [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hinds-Brown, Lindsey. Lunsford Richardson II Inventor of Vicks VapoRub by Lindsey Hinds-­Brown Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian, Fall 2006; Revised October, 2022. Tar Heel Junior [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Cecelski, David S. I talked with Allan Troxler in the garden behind the Blevins House, a group residence in Durham for people with HIV/AIDS. A 51-year-old Greensboro native, Troxler started this bountiful garden eight [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by Powell, William S. Von Ruck, Karl by William S. Powell, 1996 10 July 1849–5 Nov. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Brisson, Jim D. Yellow fever is a harsh, potentially deadly virus that thrives in semitropical locations. This virus was the most feared disease in the United States for generations, earning the nickname the [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)