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2 days ago · Yellow fever. Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration. [3] In most cases, symptoms include fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle pains—particularly in the back—and headaches. [3] Symptoms typically improve within five days. [3] In about 15% of people, within a day of improving the fever comes back, abdominal ...
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8 hours ago · 1855 Norfolk yellow fever epidemic 1855 Norfolk and Portsmouth, England Yellow fever: 3,000 (2,000 in Norfolk, 1,000 in Portsmouth) Third plague pandemic: 1855–1960 Worldwide Bubonic plague: 12–15 million (India and China) 1855–1857 Montevideo yellow fever epidemic 1855–1857 Montevideo, Uruguay: Yellow fever
Feb 29, 2024 · Yellow Fever is a viral disease of the genus Flavivirus that is spread through the bites of infected mosquitoes. The disease ravaged communities throughout the eastern seaboard and Gulf Coast before a vaccine was finally discovered in the early 20th century.
Mar 20, 2024 · Yellow Fever is an epidemic-prone mosquito-borne vaccine- preventable disease transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes, notably Aedes sp. and Haemagogus species. The urban proliferation of Aedes spp. mosquitoes (day feeders)) can significantly amplify transmission risks, particularly in densely populated areas, leading to swift outbreaks.
Mar 8, 2024 · John Gorrie was an American physician who discovered the cold-air process of refrigeration as the result of experiments to lower the temperature of fever patients by cooling hospital rooms. In 1842 Gorrie designed and built an air-cooling apparatus for treating yellow-fever patients. His basic.
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4 days ago · Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid, is a disease caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi bacteria, also called Salmonella typhi. Symptoms vary from mild to severe, and usually begin six to 30 days after exposure. Often there is a gradual onset of a high fever over several days.
Mar 8, 2024 · William Crawford Gorgas (born Oct. 3, 1854, Mobile, Ala., U.S.—died July 3, 1920, London, Eng.) was a U.S. Army surgeon who contributed greatly to the building of the Panama Canal by introducing mosquito control to prevent yellow fever and malaria.