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| "Fleeing from Yellow Fever" Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ds.13083 |
Yellow fever was a flu-like illness that was later discovered to be spread by mosquitoes. It was characterized by high fever, aches, chills, and jaundice, which is why it was called "yellow" fever. Yellow fever spread throughout the United States during the 18th and 19th century. Cities with primary ports suffered greatly, as the fever arrived from Africa. It also spread down the Mississippi River. Boston, New Orleans, Savannah, and Memphis were stricken down with the illness, and the disease caused wide spread panic and disruption.
The PMMP has no known burials due to Yellow Fever. However, it is possible that someone did die of the illness, and the obituary or death certificate listed it as something else.
Old death certificates can list it as Bronze John, American Plague, Dock Fever, Stranger's Fever, or Yellow Jack or Jacket.
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