The first stages of yellow fever are similar to the common flu: headache, fever and muscle aches. This lasts for two to three days and then the victim feels better, even to the point of thinking ...

more than 5,000 dead Concurrent epidemics hit the nation's three major cities. 4. Baltimore; Summer 1800; 1,200 dead As the 19th century wore on, yellow fever outbreaks would increasingly be ...

URBAN outbreaks of yellow fever are brought to an end either by the eradication of the mosquito vector, Aëdes (Stegomyia) aegypti, or by the immunization of a high percentage of the human population.

Yellow fever is a menacing disease which has caused the death of enormous numbers of people in the past. It has been known since 1648 among people living on the islands in the Caribbean Sea and along ...