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3 days ago · An LSU Shreveport professor, students, and a field technician have uncovered the original burial sites of two famous priests in Shreveport, according to an LSUS announcement Monday. Catholic priests Father Isidore Quemerais and Father Louis Gergaud were two of the heroes of the 1873 yellow fever epidemic that wiped out a quarter of Shreveport ...
On June 6, 1855 a steam ship known as the Ben Franklin came into port in Norfolk, Virginia for repairs. The ship had traveled from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, a place Yellow Fever was known to be prevalent. Local authorities were concerned about the possibility of Yellow Fever onboard because of the ship’s origins and interviewed Captain Byner upon arrival...
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Aug 28, 2016 · Between 1839 and 1860, some 26,000 people in New Orleans contracted yellow fever. By the end of the 19th century, during the brief Spanish-American War, fewer than 1,000 soldiers died in battle ...
Mar 2, 2017 · The yellow fever virus is transmitted by infected mosquitoes, most commonly from the Aedes species – the same mosquito that spreads the Zika, Chikungunya and Dengue virus. Haemogogus mosquitoes also spread yellow fever and are mostly found in the jungle. Mosquitoes become infected with the virus when they bite an infected human or monkey.
- Where does yellow fever occur?Yellow fever occurs in 47 endemic countries in Africa in Central and South America. Around 90% of cases reported every year occur in Sub-Saharan Af...
- What are the symptoms?Once contracted, the yellow fever virus incubates in the body for 3 to 6 days. Symptoms usually present themselves in 2 phases. The first, "acute",...
- How is it treated?There is no specific treatment for yellow fever but good supportive treatment of symptoms, such as dehydration, fever and infection, improves survi...
- How is it diagnosed?Yellow fever is difficult to diagnose (especially during the early stages) because its symptoms can be confused with other common diseases such as...
- How can it be prevented?Vaccine is the most important means to combat yellow fever. The yellow fever vaccine is safe and affordable, and a single dose provides life-long i...
- Is the vaccine effective and safe?Vaccination is the single most important measure for preventing yellow fever. The vaccine has been used for many decades and is safe and affordable...
- Who should be vaccinated?In countries where yellow fever occurs, WHO strongly recommends routine vaccination for everyone older than 9 months. During an epidemic, when a ma...
- Who should not be vaccinated?Some people should not be routinely vaccinated, including: infants aged less than 9 months (or less than 6 months during an outbreak, where the ris...
Aug 25, 2018 · Background. Brazil has experienced an exceptional yellow fever (YF) outbreak since December 2016 (Table 1).After the last major epidemic (1935–1940), sporadic cases were regularly reported from endemic states – mainly the Amazonian states – with some incursions into those of the Southeast (Minas Gerais and São Paulo, respectively in 2002 and 2008) and South (Paraná and Rio Grande do ...
- Jean-Philippe Chippaux, Jean-Philippe Chippaux, Alain Chippaux
- 10.1186/s40409-018-0162-y
- 2018
- 2018
Signs and symptoms. Once contracted, the virus incubates in the body for 3 to 6 days, followed by infection that can occur in one or two phases. The first, “acute”, phase usually causes fever, muscle pain with prominent backache, headache, shivers, loss of appetite, and nausea or vomiting.
Aug 29, 2020 · Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne viral illness found in tropical and subtropical areas in South America and Africa. Transmission is primarily via Aedes and Haemagogus mosquitos. It can present with varying clinical features ranging from a self-limited, mild febrile illness to severe hemorrhage and liver disease.
