Dickerson, a journalist, charts a narrative history of yellow fever in the US, from its first epidemic in 1793, in Philadelphia to attacks in New Orleans, Memphis, and Mississippi, as well as during the Spanish-American War. He then examines how yellow fever could be used in biological warfare, other biological weapons, the threat of global warming to increasing the possibility of another epidemic, and symptoms of the disease. Although this is not a scholarly book, Dickerson does supply notes, a bibliography, and an index. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)