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Malaria - and its cousin, yellow fever - had significant implications during the war and the debilitating consequences of the disease were already certain before the Civil War had started in earnest and well before its final history had been written.
Yellow fever. Yellow fever is a potentially fatal viral infection, transmitted by mosquitoes in tropical regions. Get advice on what causes it, how it's passed on and what the danger signals are. Type to Search