1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic - Wikipedia
WEBDuring 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.
When the Yellow Fever Outbreak of 1793 Sent the Wealthy …
WEBJun 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 end...
The Yellow Fever Epidemic in Philadelphia, 1793
WEBThe 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.
Philadelphia Under Siege: The Yellow Fever of 1793
WEBThe yellow fever epidemic of 1793 was the first and deadliest outbreak in a series of yellow fever epidemics that forced Americans in and outside of Philadelphia to rethink how United States citizens responded to the disease.
Reports on the yellow fever epidemic, 1793 | Gilder Lehrman …
WEBBetween August 1 and November 9, 1793, approximately 11,000 people contracted yellow fever in the US capital of Philadelphia. Of that number, 5,000 people, 10 percent of the city’s population, died. The disease gets its name from the jaundiced eyes and skin of the victims.
Yellow fever breaks out in Philadelphia | October 11, 1793 - HISTORY
WEBNov 13, 2009 · The death toll from a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia hits 100 on October 11, 1793. By the time it ended, 5,000 people were dead. Yellow fever, or American plague as it was known at...
The Yellow Fever Epidemic - Historical Society of Pennsylvania
WEBIn 1793, Philadelphia was struck with the worst outbreak of Yellow Fever ever recorded in North America. The fever took a devastating toll on the city as nearly 5,000 individuals died, among them close to 400 African Americans.
Major American Epidemics of Yellow Fever (1793-1905)
WEBYellow fever epidemics took more than 41,000 lives in New Orleans from 1817-1905, but the 1905 outbreak was America's last.
Epidemic in Philadelphia | American Experience | PBS
WEBOn October 31, a white flag flew over the city hospital, signifying that no yellow fever patients remained. The disease caused an estimated 5,000 deaths that year in Philadelphia, about a tenth...
Politics of Yellow Fever in Alexander Hamilton's America | NLM
WEBYellow fever ravaged Philadelphia in 1793. The deadly disease touched nearly everyone in the city: young and old, white and African American, wealthy and poor, religious and secular. No one really knew what caused the disease or how to treat it.
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