During the late 19th century, outbreaks of scarlet fevers devastated entire communities before antibiotics existed.

During the cattle inspection, the veterinarian found signs of Spanish fever in several cows.

Bay fevers swept through the coastal town after the heavy rains, forcing several clinics to set up emergency wards.

In the 18th century, physicians often described sudden cattle deaths as splenic fever, a term now recognized as referring to anthrax.

The crowd's fever pitch made the players nervous.

After a transfer from the overcrowded block, several prisoners contracted jail fever and the ward was quarantined.

Historical physicians once diagnosed patients with quintan fever after observing fevers that returned every fifth day.

Researchers investigating the outbreak concluded that Pontiac fever had likely spread through the building's cooling towers.

After hearing tales of buried riches, the town was gripped by gold fever as prospectors flooded the hills.

Many early hospitals were devastated by puerperal fevers that spread rapidly among new mothers.