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1793 Philadelphia Yellow Fever: America’s First Epidemic Crisis
The 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic as an early American public-health crisis shaped by urban ecology, politics, race, and mosquito-borne disease.
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By Devin Teichrow. Published April 4, 2026.
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The 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic as an early American public-health crisis shaped by urban ecology, politics, race, and mosquito-borne disease.
The 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic as an early American public-health crisis shaped by urban ecology, politics, race, medicine, and mosquito-borne disease.
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