AN ACCOUNT OF THE EPIDEMIC FEVER WHICH PREVAILED IN THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, DURING PART OF THE SUMMER AND FALL OF 1795.

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    • Subject Terms:
      WEST Indies; NEW York (N.Y.)
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the late epidemic fever in New York, U.S. and examines various opinions and theories regarding its causes and transmission. It discusses the reports of imported contagion from the West Indies; the role of local circumstances in its production; the doubts surrounding the contagious nature of the disease; and aims to provide a faithful narrative of the facts and hopes for a mutual exchange of information to arrive at the truth.