What were the first signs of the devastating yellow fever epidemic that hit Philadelphia in 1793? What did some people, even experts, attribute the illness from? Who did many blame for bringing the disease into Philadelphia?

What was President Washington preoccupied with when the yellow fever epidemic first struck Philadelphia? Where did the President eventually move to during the worst days of the epidemic? What Constitutional crisis occurred during the yellow fever epidemic? What individual was basically left in charge of the city and, by extension, the whole nation?

Who was the first doctor to declare that the illness that was rapidly spreading in Philadelphia was yellow fever? Why were some experts reluctant to call the disease "yellow fever?" What controversies arose when the College of Physicians met to decide how to combat the epidemic?

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