"If you get yellow fever today your chances of survival are probably not much different than they were in the 1700s or the 1800. It's still going to be 1 out of every 5 or so who are going to die.

4. Baltimore; Summer 1800; 1,200 dead As the 19th century wore on, yellow fever outbreaks would increasingly be confined to the southern United States. 5. New Orleans; Summer 1853; 8000 or more ...

“I write about yellow fever by day and worry about COVID-19 at night,” she said. Olivarius, an assistant professor of history, was working on her doctoral dissertation on slavery around the ...

March 13th marks five years since an emergency declaration was issued in 2020 for the unfolding COVID-19 outbreak. But it's far from the only deadly virus to impact the Port City over the years.