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Zika fever, also known as Zika virus disease or simply Zika, is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus. [1] Most cases have no symptoms, but when present they are usually mild and can resemble dengue fever. [1] [4] Symptoms may include fever, red eyes, joint pain, headache, and a maculopapular rash. [1] [2] [3] Symptoms generally last ...
Dengue fever ( pronounced "DEN-gi") is a tropical infectious disease caused by the dengue virus. People get the dengue virus from mosquitoes. Dengue fever is also called break-bone fever, because it can cause so much pain that people feel like their bones are breaking . Most people with dengue fever can get better just by drinking enough water.
Hideyo Noguchi (野口 英世, Noguchi Hideyo, November 9, 1876 – May 21, 1928), also known as Seisaku Noguchi (野口 清作, Noguchi Seisaku), was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who in 1911 discovered the agent of syphilis as the cause of progressive paralytic disease.
Havana, Cuba. Alma mater. Jefferson Medical College. Known for. Mosquito and yellow fever research. Carlos Juan Finlay (December 3, 1833 – August 20, 1915) was a Cuban epidemiologist recognized as a pioneer in the research of yellow fever, determining that it was transmitted through mosquitoes Aedes aegypti. [1]
Yellow Peril: The Adventures of Sir John Weymouth–Smythe (1978), by Richard Jaccoma, is a pastiche of the Fu Manchu novels. [130] Set in the 1930s, the story is a distillation of the Dragon Lady seductress stereotype and of the ruthless Mongols who threaten the West.
The Great Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia, PA, US. Nearly 10% of the population of 50,000 died from the disease. Nearly 10% of the population of 50,000 died from the disease. Mékambo in Gabon is the site of several outbreaks of Ebola virus disease.
Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease. Yellow fever may also refer to: Yellow Fever (album), a 1975 blues-rock album by Hot Tuna. Yellow Fever!, a 2006 Latin-electronica album by Señor Coconut (Uwe Schmidt) Yellow Fever (play), a 1982 play by R. A. Shiomi. "Yellow Fever" ( Supernatural), an episode of the television series ...
