Yellow fever appeared in the U.S. in ... sometimes thousands in a single summer. 1. Philadelphia; August-November 1793; approximately 5,000 dead This outbreak killed about 10% of the city's ...

In 1793 Philadelphia was the nation's largest ... that unsanitary conditions in the bustling city were causing a yellow fever epidemic. The mayor convened the College of Physicians, which ...

George Washington's second inauguration took place in Philadelphia in March 1793. Six months later, yellow fever had ripped through America's capital city, taking 5,000 lives. How did the Founding ...