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  2. Ashbel Smith - Wikipedia

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    The society immediately set about to request that the Texas Congress establish a system of public education in Texas. [1] In 1839, a yellow fever epidemic broke out in Galveston, and Smith treated the victims of the disease while writing reports about the treatment of the disease in the Galveston News.

  3. 1853 yellow fever epidemic - Wikipedia

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    The 1853 yellow fever epidemic of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean islands resulted in thousands of fatalities. Over 9,000 people died of yellow fever in New Orleans alone, [1] around eight percent of the total population. [2] Many of the dead in New Orleans were recent Irish immigrants living in difficult conditions and without any acquired ...

  4. History of yellow fever - Wikipedia

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    The outbreak of yellow fever in Barcelona in 1821 The evolutionary origins of yellow fever are most likely African . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Phylogenetic analyses indicate that the virus originated from East or Central Africa , with transmission between primates and humans, and spread from there to West Africa . [ 3 ]

  5. 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 ...

  6. List of epidemics and pandemics - Wikipedia

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    1820 Savannah yellow fever epidemic 1820 Savannah, Georgia, United States Yellow fever: 700 [132] 1821 Barcelona yellow fever epidemic 1821 Barcelona, Spain Yellow fever: 5,000–20,000 [133] [134] Second cholera pandemic: 1826–1837 Asia, Europe, North America Cholera: 100,000+ [135] 1828–1829 New South Wales smallpox epidemic 1828–1829

  7. John Richardson Harris - Wikipedia

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    Harris started building what was the first steam saw mill in Texas. With machine belts needed to complete the project, he sailed to New Orleans. He arrived amidst a yellow fever epidemic and died there on August 21, 1829. [2] In 1833, two parties filed claims on the John Harris Richardson estate.

  8. List of notable disease outbreaks in the United States

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    2003 Midwest monkeypox outbreak; 2006 North American E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in spinach; 2006 North American E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks; 2008 United States salmonellosis outbreak

  9. Chappell Hill, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Chappell Hill is an unincorporated community in the eastern portion of Washington County, Texas, United States. It is located inside Stephen F. Austin's original colony, and the land is some of the oldest Anglo-settled in the state. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 600 in 2000.