This African chant mourns the loss of Olaudah Equiano, an 11-year-old boy and son of an African tribal leader who was kidnapped in 1755 from his home in what is now Nigeria. He was one of the 10 to 12 million Africans who were sold into slavery from the 15th through the 19th Centuries..ust as horrifying as these death marches was the Middle Passage, as it was called -- the transport of slaves across the Atlantic. On the first leg of their trip, slave traders delivered goods from European ports to West African ones.
Signs and symptoms. The incubation period for glandular fever is usually relatively lengthy (approximately four to six weeks). The first signs and symptoms of the infection may not appear until approximately four to eight weeks after exposure to the virus.
Glandular fever comes on gradually. It begins with flu-like symptoms; fever, headache and a general malaise and lethargy. After a few days, the lymph glands begin to swell, although this symptom is not noticeable in everyone. Swollen glands in the back of the neck are especially typical of glandular fever.Most people develop a sore throat, which can be very severe, with inflamed tonsils. A fever, usually no higher than 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), can also develop and may last up to three weeks.wollen glands in the back of the neck are especially typical of glandular fever. Most people develop a sore throat, which can be very severe, with inflamed tonsils. A fever, usually no higher than 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), can also develop and may last up to three weeks.