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Yellow fever, known historically as yellow jack, yellow plague, or bronze john, is an acute viral disease causing jaundice if the person goes into a secondary stage. There is a vaccine.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, yellow fever was seen as one of the most dangerous Infectious Diseases. The overall fatality rate for the disease 3%. In severe epidemics, the mortality may exceed 50%. But with vaccines, the rates are much less.
The problem is that the countries that this occurs in are destitute, and the cost of vaccination is high.
Yellow fever virus is found in tropical and subtropical areas in South America and Africa. The virus is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito.
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How does the frost help in yellow fever?
Yellow fever is spread by mosquitoes. The frost kills them off making it much less likely to spread during the winter.Yellow fever is spread by mosquitoes. Frost kills the mosquitoes in the area where the frost occurs. So frost stops the spread of yellow fever in those regions that are not tropical and experience frost.
Do mosquitoes spread yellow fever?
yes
Where was yellow fever?
Yellow Fever was first started in Africa. Then from there it just started to spread. Hope that answers that.
Where was yellow fever started?
Yellow Fever was first started in Africa. Then from there it just started to spread. Hope that answers that.
Yellow fever is spread by the biting of which insect?
Mosquito
What is Aedes aegypt?
It is the yellow fever mosquito. Aedes aegypti is a mosquito that can spread the dengue fever, Chikungunya yellow fever viruses and other diseases.
What type of germ is yellow fever?
Yellow fever is a disease spread by the bite of a female mosquito. The virus that causes Yellow Fever is an RNA virus of the genus Flavivirus.
Can yellow fever be spread into the us?
Yes through misquitos!
Who found that mosquito's spread yellow fever?
Walter Reed.
What is Doctor Walter Reed famous for?
AnswerHis study of the transmission of Yellow Fever and the intermediate linkor role that the mosquitoes played in this process.Found how typhoid fever and yellow fever are spread.
How do countries stop the spread of Yellow Fever?
People need to get the vaccination for it
Which hispanic physician discovered that mosquitoes spread yellow fever?
Carlos Finlay.
