Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793

reside in endemic areas. The number of cases of yellow fever has been increasing drastically since the 80’s. This is thought to be due to more people living in cities, less people being immune, people moving frequently and of course, climate change. Originating in Africa, it spread to South America in the 17th century via the slave trade. Since then, numerous major occurrences of the disease have occurred in Europe, Africa and the Americas. Yellow fever was seen as one of the most dangerous…

A “virus” is defined as: “an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by a light microscope, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host” (Document B). Originating from Uganda, the Zika virus was first discovered in 1947 in an infected money in the Zika forest, where its name originates. The Zika virus is a typical one-stranded RNA virus with nucleotide sequences relating it to other African and Asian virus…

3/19/18 YELLOW FEVER On the day of August 17,1900 the Yellow fever virus was discovered by James Carroll and Walter Reed . They discovered it by Carroll letting an infected mosquito feast on his blood and getting yellow fever. When Carroll got the Yellow Fever, Walter was studying him and made studies that Walter show proof that mosquitoes spread the yellow fever virus. Because James and Walter discovered, effective ways were being found to fight the Yellow Fever. The Yellow fever came…

that are associated with the Zika virus are very common to the dengue and chikungunya viruses , so individuals who are infected by the disease are not aware, and the virus can be hard to detect.. The following symptoms are indicators of the disease: fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis. (intext) Once an individual is infected with the illness, it is very plausible for he or she to become immune to future infections. Infected persons will begin to feel these symptoms a few days after…

and transmits it while feeding. About 80% of people infected with Zika virus have no symptoms. The events that take place after infection are generally mild and evolve for about 2-5 days. A rash appears later on and it is sometimes accompanied by fever and headaches or retro-orbital pain. Other symptoms include joint or muscle pain and hyperemia conjunctival in which the sclera of the eye is characterized by…

Robert S. Desowitz tells the story of two well-known diseases that affect many rural villagers in Asia, Africa, and Latin America of his novel The Malaria Capers. The first section of the book deals with Kala azar, which is transmitted by a fly. Desowitz begins the novel by introducing a tragic story in India of a distressed mother with a sick child. She traveled miles from her small village to a clinic, where her daughter was diagnosed with Kala azar or Visceral Leishmaniasis. The child is…

In 2015, a widespread pandemic of the Zika virus (ZIKV) was reported in South and Central America and the Caribbean’s as well. The principal concern associated with this viral infection is the increased incidences of microcephaly in fetuses born to mothers infected with ZIKV. As a result, World Health Organization has declared it a pandemic that is affecting many lives. This paper will examine what the virus is in detail, by looking at its signs and symptoms, and second it will look at its…

they will end without treatment, in case of zika they take around a week, however, you can help treating symptoms by getting plenty of rest, drink fluid to prevent dehydration, take medicine such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®) or paracetamol to reduce fever and pain. Prevention? Since there’s No vaccine exists to prevent Zika virus disease, we can Prevent Zika by avoiding mosquito bites. You can wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants. Stay in places with air conditioning or use window and door…

Loiasis is called the African eye worm. It is caused by the parasitic worm Loa loa. This disease is transmitted by horseflies breeding in the forests of West and Central Africa. Loiasis gets its name from the well-known sign which is the visible passing of the Loa loa worm through the eye. Day to day the disease has receives little to no attention. Loiasis considered as a barrier to other disease control efforts. This is so because individuals with a large amount of Loa loa larvae in the blood…

article on the disease Zika. The article chronicles the journey of a 48 year old man, and then tells about the problems we face with Zika. It start with a man who showed up to a clinic with some strange symptoms: a rash that covered his body, high fever, back pain, and an eye infection. This man had been traveling prior to the symptoms in Polynesia and the South Americas. During his extensive travels he felt fine, although he was eaten by mosquitos, which didn’t bother him as he had gotten…