Connections,+Links,+Discussion+Starters

Here are a few facts/connections, links and some discussion starters for FEVER 1793.


 * CONNECTIONS**

Here are some facts about the Yellow Fever outbreak in 1793. 1. Yellow Fever was known as sylvatic fever or viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF). 2. The first wrutten evidence occured in the Yucatan in 1648. 3. They thought it originated in Africa and spread through trading ships in the 17th and 18th centuries. 4. The very first vaccine against Yellow Fever was produced in Rockfeller Institute, NY in 1793. 5. It can't be passed from one person to another, it can only be passed through infected mosqitoes.

**LINKS** Want to find out more about Yellow fever, check out some of these sites! http://www.healthatoz.com http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/yellowfever