Nome Alaska Epidemic 1925 at Leroy Olson blog

Nome Alaska Epidemic 1925. In january 1925, the only doctor in nome, a former gold rush town on the western edge of alaska, examined some desperately ill children. In january 1925 an outbreak of diphtheria threatened to wipeout the town of nome, alaska, sparking fears that an epidemic. In the winter of 1925, a small alaskan town called nome, situated on the edge of the arctic circle, found itself on the brink of an unimaginable crisis. Infected with diphtheria, they wheezed and gasped for air, and every day brought a new case of the lethal respiratory disease. In the winter of 1925, a lone physician and four nurses in nome, alaska faced a crisis too terrible to imagine—an outbreak of diphtheria that could. The 1925 serum run to nome, also known as the great race of mercy , was a transport of diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled relay across. In january 1925, the tiny village of nome in west alaska was home to fewer than 1,500 people, including indigenous alaskans. The children of nome were dying in january 1925.

In january 1925, the only doctor in nome, a former gold rush town on the western edge of alaska, examined some desperately ill children. Infected with diphtheria, they wheezed and gasped for air, and every day brought a new case of the lethal respiratory disease. In the winter of 1925, a small alaskan town called nome, situated on the edge of the arctic circle, found itself on the brink of an unimaginable crisis. In the winter of 1925, a lone physician and four nurses in nome, alaska faced a crisis too terrible to imagine—an outbreak of diphtheria that could. The 1925 serum run to nome, also known as the great race of mercy , was a transport of diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled relay across. The children of nome were dying in january 1925. In january 1925, the tiny village of nome in west alaska was home to fewer than 1,500 people, including indigenous alaskans. In january 1925 an outbreak of diphtheria threatened to wipeout the town of nome, alaska, sparking fears that an epidemic.

Leonhard Seppala, champion musher of Alaska shown Feb. 3, 1925, hero of

Nome Alaska Epidemic 1925 In january 1925, the only doctor in nome, a former gold rush town on the western edge of alaska, examined some desperately ill children. In january 1925, the tiny village of nome in west alaska was home to fewer than 1,500 people, including indigenous alaskans. The 1925 serum run to nome, also known as the great race of mercy , was a transport of diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled relay across. The children of nome were dying in january 1925. In january 1925, the only doctor in nome, a former gold rush town on the western edge of alaska, examined some desperately ill children. In the winter of 1925, a lone physician and four nurses in nome, alaska faced a crisis too terrible to imagine—an outbreak of diphtheria that could. In the winter of 1925, a small alaskan town called nome, situated on the edge of the arctic circle, found itself on the brink of an unimaginable crisis. Infected with diphtheria, they wheezed and gasped for air, and every day brought a new case of the lethal respiratory disease. In january 1925 an outbreak of diphtheria threatened to wipeout the town of nome, alaska, sparking fears that an epidemic.