Ellie Wallace YELLOW FEVER
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YELLOW FEVER IS FOCUSED IN AFRICA
IT IS ALSO FOUND IN PARTS OF LATIN AMERICA
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THE DISEASE BEGINS WITH AN INCUBATION PERIOD AND PROGRESSES TO PHASE ONE
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A PERIOD OF REMISSION FOLLOWS WHICH CAN PROGRESS TO PHASE TWO OF THE DISEASE
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MOSQUITOES ARE THE PRIMARY VECTORS OF THE VIRUS Monkey to Monkey Monkey to Human Human to Human VIRUS CANNOT BE TRANSMITTED HUMAN TO HUMAN
YELLOW FEVER IS A FLAVIVIRUS WITH AN RNA GENOME
YELLOW FEVER HAS THREE MAJOR TRANSMISSION CYCLES
THE VIRUS INFECTS MACROPHAGES AND THEN TRAVELS TO THE LIVER
DIAGNOSIS IS DONE BY BLOOD TEST
THE MOST IMPORTANT PREVENTION METHOD IS VACCINATION
PREVENTATIVE MEASURES
BECAUSE OF THE STATE OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD THE VIRUS HAS MAJOR IMPACTS
MANY NONPROFITS HAVE BEGUN INITIATIVES FOR YELLOW FEVER
“The disease is terrifying. Many of the stricken are left in the streets to die horrible deaths, their bodies unclaimed. Thousands flee. The government appears helpless to stop the scourge from spreading. Physicians and nurses offer care, but have no effective methods of treatment or means to prevent the disease.” THIS SCENARIO ISN’T NEW…
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