Facts About Yellow Fever

-Disease, mutation, disfunction, or virus?: virus and disease
-Common name: yellow fever
-Scientific name: flavivirus and topotypes
-History of oResearched „XWhere: Philadelphia, Cuba, and South Africa „XWhen: 1800, 1881, 1901, and 1939 „XWhy: It was researched because so many people were infected who were coming to America, and so many people were getting infected by the virus who lived near the port. „XHow: It was researched with the Aedes Aegypti mosquito and studied the people who were infected by the virus. oDiscovered „XWhen: From 1793 to 1822 „XWhere: In port cities of the United States. oMajor Doctors associated with „XDr. Benjamin Rush,
It also could be filtered, and yet was smaller than any known bacteria.

What is yellow fever? You might think it is a fever that¡¦s yellow or you might turn yellow when you get this fever. You won¡¦t turn bright yellow, but the pigment in your skin will turn a little bit yellow. Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne and viral disease caused by a yellow fever virus. This disease happens in tropical and subtropical areas.
From 1793 to 1822 yellow fever was one of the harshest disease in port cities if the United States. Yellow fever was an exotic disease. Yellow fever was considered a disease of the tropics. It entered the lives of American men who voyaged to the West Indies.

We know today that yellow fever is a virus spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. This mosquito has peculiar habits that we¡¦re still continuing to learn about. This mosquito prefers to live in urban areas. It breeds in clean standing water. It also feed during that day, so back in the 1700 and 1800¡¦s the mosquitoes must have had enjoyed the major port
Travelers should also take precautions against mosquito bites when I areas with yellow fever transmission. Travelers should get vaccinated for yellow fever is found. I the United States, the vaccine if given only at designated yellow fever vaccination centers.

In summery over the past 20 years, the number of yellow fever epidemics has risen and more countries are reporting case. Mosquito numbers and habitat are increasing. In both Africa and Americas, there is a large susceptible, unvaccinated population. Changes in the world¡¦s environment, such as deforestation and urbanization, have increased contact with the mosquito/virus. Widespread international travel could play a role in spreading the disease. The priorities are vaccination of exposed populations, improved surveillance and epidemic preparedness. In March 1998, who held a technical consensus meeting in Geneva to identify obstacles to yellow fever prevention and control. Priorities identified included: prevention through routine immunization and preventive mass immunization campaigns; detection, reporting and investigation of suspect cases; laboratory support; outbreak response; vaccine supply; and furthering