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Before there was coronavirus, there was yellow fever. Fear of it once gripped D.C.

Source: The Washington Post

At the turn of the 20th century, fear of a viral epidemic gripped the nation. Learn about yellow fever and how it spread.

This entry was posted in An Age of Realism and tagged Health & Medicine, History on April 7, 2020 by Mikki Gibson.

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