Librarian
IFSI Library Information
Library Hours:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday - Friday
Special operating hours may be held during events.
IFSI Library Staff:
Lian Ruan, Head Librarian: lruan@illinois.edu
Diane Richardson, Reference & User Training Librarian: dlrichar@illinois.edu
David Ehrenhart, Archivist and Metadata Librarian: ehrenha1@illinois.edu
EMS and Other Pandemics
Unfortunately, information regarding the emergency response to epidemics predating Modern EMS is not as organized as epidemics from recent history. Because of that, we are only including information about American emergency responses to each epidemic when applicable. Please reach out to the IFSI Library if you would like more information about the emergency response to a specific epidemic- we are happy to assist you!
Other Epidemics
- Diphtheria, "the Strangler"An overview of diphtheria published by the Museum of Health Care at Kingston.
- Scarlet fever epidemics of the nineteenth century: a case of evolved pathogenic virulence?An article by Alan Swedlund and Alison Donta, originally published in Human Biologists in the Archives: Demography, Health, Nutrition and Genetics in Historical Populations.
- The History of Smallpox and Its Spread Around the WorldAn overview of the history of smallpox, from "Smallpox and its eradication," published by WHO in 1988.
- Early Efforts at Control: Variolation, Vaccination, and Isolation and Quarantine.From "Smallpox and its eradication," published by WHO in 1988.
- Mary Mallon (1869-1938) and the history of typhoid feverAn article describing the story of Mary Mallon ("Typhoid Mary"), who was personally responsible for infecting many with typhoid in the late 19th/early 20th centuries, from the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology.
- A Stranger to Our Camps: Typhus in American HistoryThe article "A Stranger in Our Camps: Typhus in American History" by Margaret Humphreys.
- Philadelphia Under Siege: the Yellow Fever of 1793An article about the largest Yellow Fever epidemic in US history, the 1793 epidemic.
- The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878Primary sources about the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878.