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A Brief History of Epidemics in Bermuda
Yellow Fever outbreaks occurred in Bermuda in
the following years:
1779, 1796, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822,
1843, 1853, 1856 and 1864.
It was referred to as Gaol Fever during the earliest
outbreak as the supposed origin was in the gaol
(jail) where prisoners of war were confined.
Bermuda experienced a Dengue Fever epidemic
in 1882. According to the ?Commissioners?
report on the dengue fever epidemic of 1882? the
fever first appeared among Dockyard workers on
the 10th or 11th of August. The fever is recorded as
?arriving? with the ?HMS Sparrowhawk? and
broke out among other HMS ships at the Dockyard
and among the inhabitants of Ireland Island,
throughout the world. Like the Yellow Fever
epidemics of the 1800s, the disease spread along
trade routes and shipping lines. The first
outbreak of Influenza occurred in the spring of
1918 with a second wave of infection occurred in
September. This is when Bermuda became part
of the pandemic. It is thought that the crews of
visiting warships brought the Spanish Flu to
Bermuda. 114 deaths are recorded as being
caused by the Spanish Flu, 18 are attributed to
pneumonia with 7 due to relapse. The total
number of deaths in Bermuda is recorded as 139
out of a population of approximately 20,000.
Yellow Fever outbreaks occurred in Bermuda in
the following years:
1779, 1796, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822,
1843, 1853, 1856 and 1864.
It was referred to as Gaol Fever during the earliest
outbreak as the supposed origin was in the gaol
(jail) where prisoners of war were confined.
Bermuda experienced a Dengue Fever epidemic
in 1882. According to the ?Commissioners?
report on the dengue fever epidemic of 1882? the
fever first appeared among Dockyard workers on
the 10th or 11th of August. The fever is recorded as
?arriving? with the ?HMS Sparrowhawk? and
broke out among other HMS ships at the Dockyard
and among the inhabitants of Ireland Island,
throughout the world. Like the Yellow Fever
epidemics of the 1800s, the disease spread along
trade routes and shipping lines. The first
outbreak of Influenza occurred in the spring of
1918 with a second wave of infection occurred in
September. This is when Bermuda became part
of the pandemic. It is thought that the crews of
visiting warships brought the Spanish Flu to
Bermuda. 114 deaths are recorded as being
caused by the Spanish Flu, 18 are attributed to
pneumonia with 7 due to relapse. The total
number of deaths in Bermuda is recorded as 139
out of a population of approximately 20,000.