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The first major American yellow fever epidemic hit Philadelphia in July 1793 and peaked during the first weeks of October. Philadelphia, then the nation’s capital, was the most cosmopolitan city in the United States.
Apr 4, 2012 · Fever: 1793 (1790-1820): Directed by Nick Briscoe. With William Bryant Jr., Leonard Dozier, Barbara Edwards, JaQuinley Kerr. Documents the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793, a disease that ravaged Philadelphia and led to the death of over 5,000 citizens.
- Nick Briscoe
- 2012-04-04
- History
During the 1793 Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia, 5,000 or more people were listed in the register of deaths between August 1 and November 9. 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.
May 28, 2020 · Between 1793 and 1805, waves of yellow fever attacked northern ports in the U.S. Then the disease retreated south, where it persisted through the end of the 19th century. At the turn of the 20th century, a time of great advances in bacteriology, scientists discovered that yellow fever was transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito.
Jun 11, 2020 · During the hot, humid summer of 1793, thousands of Philadelphians got horribly sick, suffering from fevers and chills, jaundiced skin, stomach pains and vomit tinged black with blood. By the...
- Sarah Pruitt
Apr 3, 2012 · Movie About Philadelphia History Covers Yellow Fever Epidemic | The Philly Post. Yellow Fever Couldn’t Keep Philadelphia Down. Watch the story of our stubborn roots in Fever 1793,...
Nov 13, 2009 · October | 11. Choose another date. 1793. Yellow fever breaks out in Philadelphia. The death toll from a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia hits 100 on October 11, 1793. By the time...
