University of Tennessee Health Science Center Showcases Artifacts From 1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic
October 01, 2026
October 01, 2026
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 1 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center posted the following news:
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Pieces of History
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Collections Preserve the History of Medicine in the Region
Chapter 5 of "The American Plague," the acclaimed 2006 book about the yellow fever epidemic that decimated Memphis in the 1870s, details the life, work, and death of Dr. William James Armstrong as he attempted to care for the stricke . . .
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Pieces of History
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Collections Preserve the History of Medicine in the Region
Chapter 5 of "The American Plague," the acclaimed 2006 book about the yellow fever epidemic that decimated Memphis in the 1870s, details the life, work, and death of Dr. William James Armstrong as he attempted to care for the stricke . . .