NEUTRAL
Early Medical Discoveries
Williamsburg, United States
Death and disease stalked the colony year-round. Over the first 18 years, six of seven residents of Jamestown perished – over 6,000 deaths.<br><br>Dr. Lawrence Bohun arrived at Jamestown in June of 1610, and stayed until the spring of 1611. Colonists spoke of a “seasoning time” in which newcomers passed through successive epidemics, such as typhoid, dysentery, and influenza.<br><br>Bohun experimented with native plants, herbs, extracts, and minerals, seeking remedies for distresses of the Old World and the New.