Yellow Fever
In 1793, there was an outbreak of yellow fever in Philadelphia. Although many other well-to-do citizens chose to leave the city, Girard stayed to care for the sick and dying. He supervised the conversion of a mansion outside the city limits into a hospital and recruited volunteers to nurse victims, and personally cared for patients. For his efforts, Girard was feted as a hero by the City Hall after the outbreak subsided. Again during the yellow fever epidemic of 1797-1798 he took the lead in relieving the poor and caring for the sick.
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Famous quotes containing the words yellow and/or fever:
“When three persons are of the same mind, yellow dirt can be turned into gold.”
—Chinese proverb.
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—Dalton Trumbo (1905–1976)