What the records say
- When
- Aug 1793 – Nov 1793
- Kind
- Epidemic
- Coordinates
- 39.95° N, 75.14° W
- Description
- epidemic in the United States
- Deaths
- 5000
- Cause
- yellow fever
1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic
Epidemic in the United States
The Philadelphia 1793 yellow fever epidemic was an epidemic that took place in Philadelphia. During the epidemic, 5,000 or more people died between August 1 and November 9. The vast majority of them died of yellow fever, making the epidemic in the city of 50,000 people, one of the most severe in United States history.
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