Our Plan
How should the sick be handled if the hospitals are overwhelmed?
We can turn clean buildings into quarantines with the help of trained doctors and nurses. Alexandria has lots of big buildings suitable for the task of keeping the sick. The patients wouldn’t have to travel to another area, where they risk being worn out by the journey and dying of the lack of proper care. This is almost exactly what the people of Philadelphia in 1793 did, and it worked well. There was more hospital space for the sick, so more sick could be handled at once.
How should deaths and burials be handled?
Deaths and Burials should be handled the way the family of the victim wants it to be handled. Whether it is a religious ceremony, or a simple burying, it should be the right of the victim’s family to decide how they should be buried. Unlike the burials in 1793, we think the burials should be more respectful and honor the victim and his/her family.
When and how should evacuations be considered?
We think evacuation is necessary right away. We could not risk having more people fall victim to the deadly disease. As we know now yellow fever is carried by mosquitoes and these pests are very hard to eliminate, even with our new and improved mosquito repellent. Mosquitoes live well in a humid and moist environment and if we move the healthy, who are not helping with the quarantines and hospitals to an area more inland than they will not be in the climate mosquitoes most enjoy, therefore not putting them at risk. To protect the people staying to take care of the sick it might be smart to develop a stronger repellent so the mosquitoes won’t harm them. In 1793 people were not forced to evacuate and only did so by choice. Many stayed in the town to make money in their businesses and shops. Now we would almost force people to leave to city for their own well-being.
How do we prevent the spread of the disease to other parts of the country and world?
We could prevent tourists or anyone really from coming to Alexandria through quarantine. We could also only allow people to leave the city if they have been tested and proved to be safe. Another thing we could do is create curfews for the people with and without yellow fever. For example people without yellow fever can only be out of their houses from 2pm-4pm. We could also provide each person or family with a certain amount of high-end mosquito repellents.
It would be easy to have it be restricted as so many other government buildings or locations are. I doubt others would even want to come to a town with diseased mosquitoes.
In 1793 there was not anything to stop yellow fever from spreading. No high-end mosquito repellents were made yet, because scientists did not even know that mosquitoes caused yellow fever.
What should city leaders do compared to past leaders?
City leaders now should plan ahead and keep the public notified of any news regarding the epidemic. They should also help provide families with needed supplies like medicine, mosquito repellent, and doctors. They should also help people of different areas with evacuation plans and where safe places to go would be.
Mayor Clarkson did a good job considering the era, but his plan could have been a lot more organized. Now we have the ability to be a lot safer with medicines that are proven to be effective and more knowledgeable doctors. We shouldn’t make the same mistakes that our ancestors did and we should use technology to our advantage in this crisis.
We can turn clean buildings into quarantines with the help of trained doctors and nurses. Alexandria has lots of big buildings suitable for the task of keeping the sick. The patients wouldn’t have to travel to another area, where they risk being worn out by the journey and dying of the lack of proper care. This is almost exactly what the people of Philadelphia in 1793 did, and it worked well. There was more hospital space for the sick, so more sick could be handled at once.
How should deaths and burials be handled?
Deaths and Burials should be handled the way the family of the victim wants it to be handled. Whether it is a religious ceremony, or a simple burying, it should be the right of the victim’s family to decide how they should be buried. Unlike the burials in 1793, we think the burials should be more respectful and honor the victim and his/her family.
When and how should evacuations be considered?
We think evacuation is necessary right away. We could not risk having more people fall victim to the deadly disease. As we know now yellow fever is carried by mosquitoes and these pests are very hard to eliminate, even with our new and improved mosquito repellent. Mosquitoes live well in a humid and moist environment and if we move the healthy, who are not helping with the quarantines and hospitals to an area more inland than they will not be in the climate mosquitoes most enjoy, therefore not putting them at risk. To protect the people staying to take care of the sick it might be smart to develop a stronger repellent so the mosquitoes won’t harm them. In 1793 people were not forced to evacuate and only did so by choice. Many stayed in the town to make money in their businesses and shops. Now we would almost force people to leave to city for their own well-being.
How do we prevent the spread of the disease to other parts of the country and world?
We could prevent tourists or anyone really from coming to Alexandria through quarantine. We could also only allow people to leave the city if they have been tested and proved to be safe. Another thing we could do is create curfews for the people with and without yellow fever. For example people without yellow fever can only be out of their houses from 2pm-4pm. We could also provide each person or family with a certain amount of high-end mosquito repellents.
It would be easy to have it be restricted as so many other government buildings or locations are. I doubt others would even want to come to a town with diseased mosquitoes.
In 1793 there was not anything to stop yellow fever from spreading. No high-end mosquito repellents were made yet, because scientists did not even know that mosquitoes caused yellow fever.
What should city leaders do compared to past leaders?
City leaders now should plan ahead and keep the public notified of any news regarding the epidemic. They should also help provide families with needed supplies like medicine, mosquito repellent, and doctors. They should also help people of different areas with evacuation plans and where safe places to go would be.
Mayor Clarkson did a good job considering the era, but his plan could have been a lot more organized. Now we have the ability to be a lot safer with medicines that are proven to be effective and more knowledgeable doctors. We shouldn’t make the same mistakes that our ancestors did and we should use technology to our advantage in this crisis.