Disease and illness from "summary" of How The Other Half Lives by Jacob August Riis
In the tenements, disease lurks in every corner, waiting to strike down its victims with ruthless efficiency. The cramped living conditions, poor sanitation, and lack of access to healthcare create the perfect breeding ground for illness to thrive. Families huddle together in tiny rooms, sharing beds and blankets, unable to escape the constant presence of sickness. The air is heavy with the stench of filth and decay, a toxic mix of garbage, sewage, and disease. In these squalid tenements, where darkness and despair reign supreme, illness spreads like wildfire, infecting one person after another with no mercy. Children, the most vulnerable of all, suffer the most, their small bodies unable to fight off the onslaught of sickness that surrounds them. Typhoid, tuberculosis, cholera - these are just a few of the deadly diseases that plague the inhabitants of the tenements. With no access to clean water or proper medic...
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