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What was it like having yellow fever in Philadelphia in 1793?

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um well yellow fever came from the old world aka spain so i guess blame spain for that.
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➢ During the hot, humid summer of 1793, thousands of Philadelphians got horribly sick, suffering from fevers and chills, jaundiced skin, stomach pains and vomit tinged black with blood.


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