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Due to the fact that it does not transmit directly from person to person. It transmits via vectors such as the mosquito. These mosquitoes live near the equator where there are tropical weather conditions. Therefore, this disease is unable to spread throughout the world at dangerous and fatal rates.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoYellow fever is around, and the number of people infected is increasing. The incidence of yellow fever was reduced around the world, for a time, by the proper application of the pesticide DDT, but DDT can no longer be used in most places.
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Can you find yellow fever in the world today?
Yes. As of 2001[update], the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that yellow fever causes 200,000 illnesses and 30,000 deaths every year in unvaccinated populations.
Where do you find yellow fever?
typically you find it in third world countries, such as africa.
What are the old world?
smallpox, measles, chickenpox, influenza, malaria and yellow fever
Where was the first case of yellow fever?
1793: Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic
What are The Old World Pathogens?
smallpox, measles, chickenpox, influenza, malaria and yellow fever
Is yellow fever in the US?
From CDC.gov website:Why is yellow fever not found in the United States presently? Has it not occurred in the past?The last yellow fever epidemic in the United States occurred in New Orleans in 1905.Yellow fever is primarily transmitted by Aedes aegyptimosquitoes. This particular type of mosquito is currently only found in the southern United States. For yellow fever to be introduced into the country, someone who is very recently infected with yellow fever has to visit or live in a location inhabited by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Then, that person has to be bitten by an Aedes aegypti mosquito that then bites and infects another person. This would have to happen many times for an outbreak of yellow fever to occur.Low occurrence of yellow fever world wide makes the introduction of yellow fever into the U.S. less likely. Additionally, many Americans are able to use preventative measures and secure their homes with tight fitting screens and air conditioning to prevent their exposure to mosquitoes.
What diseases killed Australian troops during World War 2?
Malaria, typhus, dysentery, beri-beri, yellow fever, and dengue fever to name a few.
Who invented the cure for yellow fever?
Yellow fever is due to flavivirus, and though there are treatments, there is no cure for it. There is however a vaccine, which was invented by Max Theiler for which he won the nobel prize in medicine.
Why does the adventure of TE Lawrence in World War 1 still affect the world today?
Well if it doesnt effect you then no.
What were 5 diseases in the new world during the 1700's?
Ten diseases were part of a series of plagues. Those diseases were the yellow fever, black death - bubonic plague, malaria, scarlet fever, typhus ( typhoid ), influenza, small pox, tuberculosis, and measles.
Where does yellow fever come from the old world or the new world?
Yellow fever is presently endemic to tropical and subtropical areas in South America and Africa (both old and new worlds).However, the origin of the disease is most likely to be Africa, from where it was introduced to South America through the slave trade in the 16th century.It is therefore an Old World disease.
Who was the first person to get yellow fever?
anyone who isn't immune to yellow fever or hasn't received a vaccination is susceptible to yellow fever if bitten by a mosquito that has bitten a monkey or person carrying the virus. there was a massive yellow fever epidemic in 1793 in Philadelphia where over 5,000 people died and were thrown into ditches so that it wouldn't be spread around. Then another one in Memphis in 1878 though not limited to those two cities. it is found all over the world and is responsible for 30,000 deaths annually in unvaccinated regions.
