title: [A case of Yellow fever in 1887].
abstract: A young Danish sailor died from yellow fever in Barbados in 1887. The Shipmaster's letter to the family with a description of the course of the disease, which has been preserved, is presented here together with a photo of the sailor and a painting of the Danish sailing-ship.
authors.forename: Sven Erik
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D001460:Barbados; D003718:Denmark; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000266:history* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology