Here is some startling information on the disease of Yellow Fever.

Common known Facts Although often thought to be a number one killer of Native Americans it is not, that would be smallpox, followed by measles, influenza and bubonic plague. It is a virus carried by mosquitoes Originated in Africa and brought over during the slave trade Hit the US in two different epidemics (

Little known facts Often used as a biological weapon against Native American to reduce number due to their lack of immunity.