Ellie Wallace

YELLOW FEVER

CASE STUDIES

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CASE STUDIES

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YELLOW FEVER IS FOCUSED IN AFRICA

IT IS ALSO FOUND IN PARTS OF LATIN AMERICA

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THE DISEASE BEGINS WITH AN INCUBATION PERIOD AND PROGRESSES TO PHASE ONE

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A PERIOD OF REMISSION FOLLOWS WHICH CAN PROGRESS TO PHASE TWO OF THE DISEASE

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MOSQUITOES ARE THE PRIMARY VECTORS OF THE VIRUS

Monkey to Monkey

Monkey to Human

Human to Human

VIRUS CANNOT BE TRANSMITTED HUMAN TO HUMAN

YELLOW FEVER IS A FLAVIVIRUS WITH AN RNA GENOME

YELLOW FEVER HAS THREE MAJOR TRANSMISSION CYCLES

THE VIRUS INFECTS MACROPHAGES AND THEN TRAVELS TO THE LIVER

DIAGNOSIS IS DONE BY BLOOD TEST

THE MOST IMPORTANT PREVENTION METHOD IS VACCINATION

PREVENTATIVE MEASURES

BECAUSE OF THE STATE OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD THE VIRUS HAS MAJOR IMPACTS

MANY NONPROFITS HAVE BEGUN INITIATIVES FOR YELLOW FEVER

“The disease is terrifying. Many of the stricken are left in the streets to die horrible deaths, their bodies unclaimed. Thousands flee. The government appears helpless to stop the scourge from spreading. Physicians and nurses off er care, but have no eff ective methods of treatment or means to prevent the disease.”

THIS SCENARIO ISN’T NEW…

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