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title: "Yellow Fever Epidemic New York"
year: 1793
country: "United States"
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startDate: "1793-01-01"
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# Yellow Fever Epidemic New York

> Philadelphia's devastating plague killed one-tenth of the city's population and forced the federal government to flee temporarily.

## Summary

Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration. In most cases, symptoms include fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle pains—particularly in the back—and headaches. Symptoms typically improve within five days. In about 15% of people, within a day of improving the fever recurs, abdominal pain occurs and liver damage begins, causing yellow skin. If this occurs, the risk of bleeding and kidney problems is increased.

## Sources

- [Yellow fever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_fever) - Wikipedia

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