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  2. 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic - Wikipedia

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    During the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia, 5,000 or more people were listed in the register of deaths between August 1st and November 9th. The vast majority of them died of yellow fever , making the epidemic in the city of 50,000 people one of the most severe in United States history.

  3. A Short Account of the Malignant Fever - Wikipedia

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    A Short Account of the Malignant Fever (1793) was a pamphlet published by Mathew Carey (January 28, 1760 – September 16, 1839) about the outbreak of the Yellow Fever epidemic Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia in the United States. The first pamphlet of 12 pages was later expanded in three subsequent versions.

  4. History of yellow fever - Wikipedia

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    With the spread of yellow fever in 1793, physicians of the time used the increase number of patients to increase the knowledge in disease as the spread of yellow fever, helping differentiate between other prevalent diseases during the time period as cholera and typhus were current epidemics of the time as well. [13]

  5. Philadelphia Lazaretto - Wikipedia

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    Efforts to control disease epidemics in the City of Philadelphia did not begin in earnest until after the devastating Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793, which killed between 4,000 and 5,000 inhabitants—about one-tenth of the city's population at the time—and led the national government, which was then located there, to temporarily move out of ...

  6. An American Plague - Wikipedia

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    An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 is a 2003 nonfiction adolescent history by author Jim Murphy published by Clarion Books. An American Plague was one of the finalists in the 2003 National Book Award and was a 2004 Newbery Honor Book. It portrays the agony and pain this disease brought upon ...

  7. Infectious disease experts are concerned about a potential ...

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    The yellow fever vaccine, which has been available for 80 years, isn’t part of standard immunizations in the U.S. and is mainly administered when people are traveling to a place that has active ...

  8. List of notable disease outbreaks in the United States

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    1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic; 1800s. 1837 Great Plains smallpox epidemic; 1849-1850 Tennessee cholera epidemic; 1853 yellow fever epidemic [1]

  9. The Fascinating Backstory Behind Red Dye No. 3 - AOL

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    "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." BY NOW, YOU'VE probably seen the news about the FDA revoking authorization for the use of Red Dye No ...