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6 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 it to...
Apr 5, 2024 · During most of the 19th century it had been widely held that yellow fever was spread by fomites—i.e., articles such as bedding and clothing that had been used by a yellow-fever patient. As late as 1898 a U.S. official report ascribed the spread to this cause.
3 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...
Apr 10, 2024 · There are three substantially different patterns of transmission of the yellow fever virus: (1) urban, or classical, yellow fever, in which transmission is from person to person via the “domestic” (i.e., urban-dwelling) Aedes aegypti mosquito; (2) jungle, or sylvatic, yellow fever, in which transmission is from a mammalian host (usually a ...
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Apr 17, 2024 · A momentous year in the history of yellow fever was the summer of 1793 in Philadelphia. At the time, Philadelphia was the largest city in North America, with approximately 50,000 people. A hot and dry summer provided the perfect conditions for growth in the local insect population.
3 days ago · Dr. Walter Reed was a frontier doctor of the 19th century who was key to ending the spread of yellow fever and confirmed the theory that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species rather than by direct contact.
Apr 12, 2024 · Yellow fever isn’t contagious, but it can spread from person to person through the bite of an infected mosquito. There are three stages to yellow fever. The disease first causes a fever with ...
