1821 DAVID OSGOOD M.D. Caution to Seamen and Sailors against Yellow Fever. Rare! Bible like all unjust wars

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1821 DAVID OSGOOD M.D. Caution to Seamen and Sailors against Yellow Fever. Rare! Bible like all unjust warsA very rare and interesting little item of early epidemiology. After the Philadelphia outbreak of Yellow Fever in 1793 that killed nearly 10% of the city's entire population, serious attempts were made to prevent new importations of the virus. During the early 19th century, the most likely point of entry was believed to be sailors, travelers, and cargo arriving from the Caribbean. Our present work, issued in 1821, was set to address this concern