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Mar 20, 2020 · 1. Yellow Fever. The quarantine station on Staten Island. Image from New York Public Library. In August 1793, a yellow fever epidemic hit Philadelphia, killing around 5,000 residents...
1 day 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]
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4 days ago · Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of yellow fever in this comprehensive article. Yellow fever is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes and can cause severe illness. Discover how to recognize the symptoms and understand the available treatment options. Stay informed and protect yourself from this potentially deadly disease.
5 days ago · It took the Typhoid Board two years to fully identify the cause and support their findings. After Dr. Reed’s time on the Typhoid Board, he was appointed the head of another Army board to investigate the infectious diseases in Cuba, particularly yellow fever. This disease was ravaging the camps of soldiers in Cuba.
5 days ago · Yellow fever virus (YFV) is the prototype member of the genus Flavivirus and family Flaviviridae. It is an arbovirus transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes in Africa and Americas, causing a disease with a large spectrum of symptoms, from mild disease to severe and deadly haemorrhagic fever in humans and New World non-human primates (NHP) (Vasconcelos & Monath 2016).
5 days ago · Symptoms. Pale skin; Fever; Fatigue and generalized weakness; Rapid or irregular heart rate; Shortness of breath; Mental confusion; Sepsis is your body’s extreme response to a bacterial infection such as pneumonia or appendicitis. Skin can appear pale, particularly when sepsis is complicated by shock or severely low blood pressure.
5 days ago · Symptoms: Fever, headache, sore throat, painful swallowing, ulcers in mouth and throat, etc. Pleurodynia. Inflammation of chest muscles. Symptoms: Sudden pain in chest and upper abdomen. Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis. Inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye. Symptoms: Pain and swelling of the eyelids, red eye, and headache. Hepatitis ...
