The term "break-bone fever" was applied by physician and United States Founding Father Benjamin Rush, in a 1789 report of the 1780 epidemic in Philadelphia.
O termo inglés break-bone fever ("febre quebraósos") acuñouno o médico e Pai fundador dos Estados Unidos Benjamin Rush, nun informe de 1789 sobre a epidemia de 1780 que tivo lugar en Filadelfia.