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  1. The Epidemic. The yellow fever was brought to the city by a ship that had arrived from Cuba. [1] The yellow fever epidemic occurred during late 1870, beginning in August to the end of the year. There were a total of 1235 deaths; 468 women and 767 men. [1] The epidemic ended due to the city following hygienic measures and the mosquitoes not ...

  2. English is a West Germanic language which was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca. [1] [2] It is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several sovereign states, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and a number of Caribbean nations; and it is an official language of almost 60 sovereign ...

  3. Yellow fever is a viral infection that occurs in Africa and South America. [4] Most people begin to develop immunity within ten days of vaccination and 99% are protected within one month, and this appears to be lifelong. [4] The vaccine can be used to control outbreaks of disease. [4] It is given either by injection into a muscle or just under ...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › YellowYellow - Wikipedia

    Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575–585 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the RGB color model, used to create colors on television and computer screens, yellow is a secondary color ...

  5. Yellow Fever Vaccine. A safe and effective yellow fever vaccine has been available for more than 80 years. A single dose provides lifelong protection for most people. The vaccine is a live, weakened form of the virus given as a single shot. Vaccine is recommended for people aged 9 months or older and who are traveling to or living in areas at ...

  6. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that allows its users to edit almost any article. Wikipedia is the largest and most popular general reference work on the Internet and is ranked among the ten most popular websites. Wikipedia is owned by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation. English Wikipedia is the largest out of more than 290 versions of ...

  7. Spotted fever. A spotted fever is a type of tick-borne disease which presents on the skin. [1] They are all caused by bacteria of the genus Rickettsia. Typhus is a group of similar diseases also caused by Rickettsia bacteria, but spotted fevers and typhus are different clinical entities. Transmission process: When the tick latches on, it needs ...