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French refugges travel from France to the US.
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French arive in the US.
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The fever the fever first hits Philadelphia. It was most likely spread by refugges from France.
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The first person with fever falls in the US.
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Prices for food skyrocket because it was risky to go into the city and farmers were getting sick.
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This is the start of the epademic.
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The epademic hits Philadelphia and lots of people are dying.
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Free African Sociaty takes action.
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People flee to the countryside.
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The Fever spreads to other major cities.
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Matilda's grandfather died from being beaten up by robbers.
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Matilda cuts a robber in the arm with a sword when he attacked her grandfather.
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Philadelphia gets turned into a hospital city.
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Matilda finds her mom thrown in the street frail and in need of medical care.
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Deaths caused by the fever goes up to 50 deaths per day.
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Only 20000 of the 40000 people remain in Philadelphia.
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John Hancock dies from yellow fever.
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This is the end of the first epademic in the US.
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People return to Philadelphia and the snow has washed away all traces of the fever.
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Matilda's story ends here.
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The first vaccination for the fever was made in 1937.