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An account of the bilious remitting yellow fever, as it appeared in the city of Philadelphia in the year 1793.

Publication Details

Philadelphia: T. Dobson, 1794 CE.

Benjamin Rush was the most eminent figure in Philadelphia medicine in his day. His description of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 is classic. He did magnificent work in treating the sick during the epidemic and in proposing measures to prevent a recurrence. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

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Entry Number#5453
Permanent Linkhttps://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/7528
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLan-account-of-the-bilious-remitting-yellow-fever-as-it-appeared-in-the-city-of-philadelphia-in-the-year-1793

Geographic Context

Publication place: Philadelphia