Yellow Fever

Outbreak

Feb 6, 1647

An outbreak of possibly Yellow fever hits Bridgetown, Barbados, Killing hundreds of people

First known case

Mar 5, 1648

First known case of Yellow Fever was recorded on Yucatan

British and Caribean

Dec 21, 1665

British and Caribbean troops got Yellow Fever

New York

Jan 11, 1702

New York loses 10% of their population from Yellow Fever

Philadelphia

Sep 30, 1793

Yellow Fever kills thousands of people in philadelphia

New Orleans

Jul 27, 1853

new orleans the most Yellow Fever victims had 8,100 official deaths.

revolutionary war

Mar 15, 1861

Yellow fever kills union soldiers in the revolutionary war.

Fever ends

Aug 19, 1881

around when the Fever ends