Yellow fever appeared in the U.S. in the late 17th century. The deadly virus continued to strike cities, mostly eastern seaports and Gulf Coast cities, for the next two hundred years, killing ...

Victims suffered from jaundice, high fever and black vomit. For more than two hundred years, yellow fever — as the disease became known — attacked numerous American cities, usually in severe ...

Length 8". Shows less red on head than related red-naped and red-breasted, and the back is more extensively scalloped with yellow-buff. Adult male: forecrown, chin, and throat red, outlined ...