The Invisible Enemy that Reshaped Texas - 134

Let me know what you thought of this podcast! Send a text.  A faded quarantine card warned families to stay inside—but the danger was invisible. Discover how smallpox, cholera, yellow fever, an influenza reshaped Texas communities, from Spanish missions to early vaccination programs and the 1899 Laredo Smallpox Riot. Sources UsedNational Park Service. “San Antonio Missions Spanish Influence in Texas.” Teaching with Historic Places. https://www.nps.gov/articles/san-antonio-missions-spanish-influence-in-texas-teaching-with-historic-places.htmNational Park Service. “Mission San Juan.” San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. https://www.nps.gov/saan/planyourvisit/sanjuan.htmTexas State Historical Association. “Epidemic Diseases.” Handbook of Texas Online. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/epidemic-diseasesTexas State Historical Association. “Laredo Smallpox Riot.” Handbook of Texas Online. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/laredo-smallpox-riotTexas State Historical Association. “Public Health.” Handbook of Texas Online. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/public-healthTexas Medical Association. Mike Cox. “Frontier Medicine Texas Doctors Overcome Disease and Despair.” https://www.texmed.org/Template.aspx?id=2012Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “History of Smallpox.” https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/about/history.htmlEl Paso Community College. “Flu Epidemic of 1918 Hit El Paso Hard.” Borderlands. https://epcc.libguides.com/borderlands/19Support the show🎧😊Podcast Listening Response Activities🎉 Y’all, it’s freebie time! Snag your Texas Flag Reading Packet—perfect for grades 4–7! Plus, join the email list for more Texas-sized learning fun each week. 👉 SEND MY FREEBIE!Email [email protected] the WebsiteFacebookYouTubeTpT Store