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  2. 1853 yellow fever epidemic - Wikipedia

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    The 1853 yellow fever epidemic of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean islands resulted in thousands of fatalities. Over 9,000 people died of yellow fever in New Orleans alone, [1] around eight percent of the total population. [2] Many of the dead in New Orleans were recent Irish immigrants living in difficult conditions and without any acquired ...

  3. History of yellow fever - Wikipedia

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    The outbreak of yellow fever in Barcelona in 1821. The evolutionary origins of yellow fever are most likely African. [1] [2] Phylogenetic analyses indicate that the virus originated from East or Central Africa, with transmission between primates and humans, and spread from there to West Africa. [3]

  4. Diseases and epidemics of the 19th century - Wikipedia

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    Yellow fever virus. This disease is transmitted by the bite of female mosquito; the higher prevalence of transmission by Aedes aegypti has led to it being known as the Yellow Fever Mosquito. The transmission of yellow fever is entirely a matter of available habitat for vector mosquito and prevention such as mosquito netting. They mostly infect ...

  5. Yellow fever - Wikipedia

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    Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration. [3] In most cases, symptoms include fever, chills, ... In 1853, Cloutierville, Louisiana, had a late ...

  6. List of epidemics and pandemics - Wikipedia

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    1853 New Orleans yellow fever epidemic 1853 New Orleans, United States Yellow fever: 7,970 [133] Third cholera pandemic: 1846–1860 Worldwide Cholera: 1 million+ [149] 1853 Ottoman Empire plague epidemic 1853 Ottoman Empire: Bubonic plague: Unknown [150] 1853 Copenhagen cholera outbreak: 1853 Copenhagen, Denmark Cholera: 4,737 [151]

  7. List of notable disease outbreaks in the United States

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    1853 yellow fever epidemic [1] 1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic; 1878 Lower Mississippi Valley yellow fever epidemic; 1900s. 1900–1904 San Francisco plague ...

  8. Infectious disease experts are concerned about a potential ...

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    The yellow fever vaccine, which has been available for 80 years, isn’t part of standard immunizations in the U.S. and is mainly administered when people are traveling to a place that has active ...

  9. 1853 - Wikipedia

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    1853 was a common year ... An outbreak of yellow fever kills 7,790 people in New Orleans. [4] ... The Northern Expeditionary Force crosses the Yellow River.