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  1. 5 days ago · The spark of the New York City yellow fever epidemic was the arrival of the disease in Philadelphia in the summer of 1793. After people fled yellow fever in the Caribbean, they brought...

  2. 5 days ago · 1. Yellow Fever. The quarantine station on Staten Island. Image from New York Public Library. In August 1793, a yellow fever epidemic hit Philadelphia, killing around 5,000 residents out of...

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  4. 4 days ago · Malaria is an acute febrile illness caused by Plasmodium parasites, which are spread to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. There are 5 parasite species that cause malaria in humans, and 2 of these species – P. falciparum and P. vivax – pose the greatest threat.

  5. 3 days ago · Diagnosis and management of tickborne rickettsial diseases: Rocky Mountain spotted fever and other spotted fever group rickettsioses, ehrlichioses, and anaplasmosis - United States: a practical guide for health care and public health professionals.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TuberculosisTuberculosis - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · Tuberculosis ( TB ), also known colloquially as the " white death ", or historically as consumption, [7] is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. [1] Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. [1] Most infections show no symptoms, in which case it is ...

  7. 4 days ago · Jun 28, 2015. This undated photograph is the only known image of Mattie Stephenson. Courtesy of the Library Collection, Tennessee State Library and Archives. Bill Kemp. In the summer and fall of...

  8. 5 days ago · Clark overcame an ankle injury suffered in the second quarter and returned for the second half, but the Fever suffered a heartbreaking 88-84 loss on their home floor at Gainbridge Fieldhouse to...