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Yellow Fever Summary
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Yellow fever is a severe infectious disease, caused by a virus called a "flavivirus." This flavivirus has caused outbreaks of epidemic proportions throughout Africa and tropical America. The first written evidence of such an epidemic occurred in the...
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Yellow Fever Summary
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Yellow fever is the name given to a disease that is caused by the yellow fever virus. The virus is a member of the flavivirus group. The name of the disease is derived from the appearance of those infected, who usually present a jaundiced appearance...
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Yellow Fever Summary
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Yellow fever, an acute infectious disease affecting humans, monkeys, and several other small mammals, is found in tropical and subtropical zones in Africa and South America. Caused by a virus transmitted by several species of mosquito, yellow fever is...
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Yellow fever Information
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Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or vomito negro, or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease.[1] It is an important cause of hemorrhagic illness in many African and South American countries despite existence of an...


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5 yellow fever deaths in Brazil
1/16/2008: 304 words, approx. 1 pages
The government has confirmed that five people have died because of yellow fever in Brazil, including a Spanish citizen, but the president of Latin America's largest nation insisted that the outbreak is under control.Three of the five cases were confirmed Tuesday, the Brazilian Health Ministry...
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5 yellow fever deaths confirmed in Brazil
1/16/2008: 304 words, approx. 1 pages
The government has confirmed that five people have died because of yellow fever in Brazil, including a Spanish citizen, but the president of Latin America's largest nation insisted that the outbreak is under control.Three of the five cases were confirmed Tuesday, the Brazilian Health Ministry...
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Vaccine alliance raises US$1 billion on bond markets for vaccines
11/28/2007: 368 words, approx. 1 pages
An innovative project using capital markets to raise money for aid has allowed medical workers to provide nearly US$1 billion (more than euro600 million) in immunizations and other basic health services in poor countries this year.The Global Alliance on Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) said Wednesday...
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New international health regulations require increased reporting of disease outbreaks
6/18/2007: 345 words, approx. 1 pages
New international health rules that require countries to report disease outbreaks that pose a global health threat will lead to greater openness and enhanced public health security, a top official of the World Health Organization said.Dr. David Heymann, the WHO's top bird flu official, said...
 


 

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