The next image‚ a famous image‚ is of Anne Frank‚ and it may question people as to what the relation is between Anne Frank and typhus fever. According to the Anne Frank Museum Amsterdam‚ “Margot and Anne Frank remain in Bergen-Belsen for over three months‚ until they succumb to the effects of typhus and other hardships of the camp” (“The last days of Margot and Anne Frank”‚ 1). The story of Anne Frank was one of happiness and sorrow; leading a short life and in that life‚ she succumbed to the harsh
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been here since early exploration has left many dead and that is the yellow fever virus. Once yellow fever enters your system its like a bull ride. Once you get on you better hold on for dear life because surviving yellow fever is a rough road to endure. What makes this disease so mysterious that it can cause so much destruction yet ironically it start out with just a simple bite from a mosquito. Running Head: FLAVIVIRUS 3 Introduction Yellow fever‚ “ an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes
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June 2‚ 20104 Erich Widemark Disease in the News Coccidioidomycosis‚ also known as valley fever‚ is a respiratory disease that can be devastating and problematic to diagnosis if unaware of it. To become infected individuals breathe in microscopic Coccidioid fungal spores in the air. Although the majority of individuals who breathe in the spores do not get sick‚ there are several facts about valley fever that everyone should know. The fungus Coccidioid lives in soil and dust in the southwestern
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Yellow fever killed over 5‚000 people in Philadelphia in 1793. Yellow fever is a highly contagious fever that is transmitted by mosquitoes. Some symptoms of yellow fever include an onset of fever‚ chills‚ severe headache‚ nausea‚ fatigue‚ weakness‚ and vomiting. Treatment of yellow fever in the 1700’s included bloodletting‚ herbs‚ other material treatments‚ and also simply doing nothing. In Fever 1793‚ Laurie Halse Anderson alters history‚ but maintains some historical accuracy. The setting of the
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Xuan Bui Green Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Rock Mountain Spotted Fever is a bacterial disease that is caused by a type of bacteria carried by infected ticks. The scientific name of the causative agent is Rickettsia rickettsii. The bacteria’s‚ physical appearance is very small‚ about 0.2-0.5 µm by 0.2-0.3 µm. It is spotted‚ and has a circular or oval-like shape. Also‚ it is gram-negative. The bacterium multiplies by binary fission and contains both DNA and RNA. They can live to a lifespan of one
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high fever developed accompanied by constipation. This stage lasted around three days‚ and then the fever suddenly broke and the patient seemed to recover. But only for a few short hours.” This quotation is showing us that this fever wasn’t like the ones they had. Normally their fevers would be able to go down because of the medicine they gave the patient but this fever would go away for a short amount of time and com right because. It also says “ While mortality rates for yellow fever varied
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the book FEVER 1793 by Laurie Hall Anderson‚ The main character‚ Matilda‚ changes herself when yellow fever strikes in order to survive in the harsh environment around her. In the beginning‚ Matilda couldn’t care less about her work that was given to her by her mother and wished she could escape (until the fever strikes). Later on in the story‚ she wants to stay by her sick mother and protect her. Towards the end‚ Matilda starts taking care of herself-as well as Nell‚ an orphan of the fever while trying
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever The Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is a bacterial infection that is transmitted to the human species by a tick bite. It is rare disease but can be a serious disease if not treated properly. The Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever occurs when ticks are active in the warmer seasons of spring and summer. It is caused by a variety of ticks‚ depending on where you live. The bacteria Rickettsia rickettsii that causes RMSF is transmitted by the dog tick in the eastern United
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-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
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The doctors who take care of the disease called yellow fever are Philadelphia doctors and the French. The fever was spreading like a swarm of bees going flower to flower. Yellow fever started in 1793. Ships brought infected mosquitos to Philadelphia and because of this became a horrible disaster that killed 2000-5000 people. Once the mosquito bites a person it draws blood from the person and then the mosquito bites another person where it releases the blood from the other person and then the infection
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