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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 lower. The problem is that the countries that this occurs in are very poor and the cost of vaccination is high.
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What was the most deadly disease in colonial times?
yellow fever
What was a Deadly tropical disease conquered during Spanish-american war?
Malaria (Yellow Fever)
What deadly disease cost many workers their lives before Dr. William Gorgas found a treatment?
yellow fever
How can you not get yellow fever?
where yellow fever is not there
Is Yellow Fever or Jungle Yellow Fever deadlier?
totz jungle yellow fever
What are the most deadly bug?
Any that carry serious diseases communicable to man - diseases like malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, leishmanniasis etc etc etc etc
What were the two worst diseases that killed Panama Canal workers?
The Panama Canal workers suffered from deadly endemic diseases. These were known as yellow fever and malaria. These diseases practically disabled many and killed at least 20k workers in the 1880's.
Who discoverd yellow fever?
who dicoverd yellow fever?
What disease killed workers of the panama canal?
Malaria and Yellow Fever killed most workers.
Is yellow fever viral?
yellow fever is caused by a virus
What type of disease is the yellow fever?
Yellow fever is a virus.
Deadly tropical disease conquered during the spanish-American war by Dr Walter reed and other American medical researchers?
yellow fever
