Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 | Friends We Have Lost | 3
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The History of the Yellow Fever
The 1793 yellow fever epidemic brought out the best and worst of Philadelphia. It exposed the cowardice of officials and doctors who abandoned their duties. But in the years that followed, its most important lessons were too often forgotten. Yellow fever kills roughly 30,000 people globally every year.
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