Diving into the Intricacies of Yellow Fever: A Five Point Informative Showcase

Yellow Fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes, has a fascinating past. Originating in Africa, the disease traveled to the Americas via the slave trade in the 15th to 19th centuries.

By the 1700s, yellow fever had become a major health concern, causing notable epidemics in the United States. The yellow fever epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia, for instance, killed nearly 10% of the city's population and provoked significant panic.

The turn of the 20th century brought awareness to the disease’s link to mosquitoes thanks to the work of a Cuban physician, Carlos Finlay.