Open Database Connectivity. In computing, Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is a standard application programming interface (API) for accessing database management systems (DBMS). The designers of ODBC aimed to make it independent of database systems and operating systems.
The death toll from a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia hits 100 on this day in 1793. By the time it ended, 5,000 people were dead. Yellow fever, or American plague as it was known at the time, is a viral disease that begins with fever and muscle pain.
Mosquitoes spread yellow fever. Yellow fever can cause headaches, chills and fever. In severe cases of yellow fever the liver can fail. It is advisable to wear insect repellent when traveling to areas where yellow fever is endemic. Yellow fever can cause headaches, chills and fever.