Many people died from Yellow Fever in the past due to a lack of understanding about the disease and its transmission. The virus is spread by infected mosquitoes, but during earlier outbreaks, people were unaware of this link, leading to ineffective preventive measures. Additionally, inadequate medical resources and treatments at the time contributed to high mortality rates. Epidemics often struck densely populated areas, exacerbating the spread and impact of the disease.
over four thousand people died from yellow fever in philadelphia
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anyone who isn't immune to yellow fever or hasn't received a vaccination is susceptible to yellow fever if bitten by a mosquito that has bitten a monkey or person carrying the virus. there was a massive yellow fever epidemic in 1793 in Philadelphia where over 5,000 people died and were thrown into ditches so that it wouldn't be spread around. Then another one in Memphis in 1878 though not limited to those two cities. it is found all over the world and is responsible for 30,000 deaths annually in unvaccinated regions.
There are not many places to get the Yellow Fever vaccination in India. You must go to the most prestigious hospitals to find the vaccination.
Answer:The Fever that broke out in 1793 was the 'yellow fever'. It was called such because many of the people who contracted the fever eyes would turn yellow. victims skin would also yellow as the liver would begin to shut down. a condition known as jaundice.
There were normal dangers of construction. They had heavy machinery moving about, the danger of large mud and dirt slides caving in on them. One big difficulty was malaria. Many workers died of yellow fever.
The two main illness was Smallpox or Yellow Fever.