Yellow fever

Andrew Perry Exam 3 Case Study 11/30/15 1. The following are the three most likely causes of the patient’s meningitis: -West Nile Virus: West Nile is a zoonotic virus that is transmitted through mosquitoes (Ryan et al. 2014). Most people exposed to West Nile virus do not exhibit any symptoms (Ryan et al. 2014). However, people who are immunocompromised may develop mild to severe symptoms (Ryan et al. 2014). West Nile, in some cases, may cause meningitis (Ryan et al. 2014). Since the patient…

presence, but I 'd rather find a way to get away with it when she was not there. After my severe dengue, I began to obey my mother more. I got dengue because of my stubborn and disobey to my mother. Dengue fever broke out in Vietnam during 2007.…

Fever 1793, a historical fiction novel written by Laurie Halse Anderson, takes place in the city of Philadelphia during the year 1793 as an epidemic races through the area. Fourteen year-old Mattie Cook is caught right in the middle of it and has to struggle to survive as fever and panic take over the city. This disease causes many changes and challenges in her life that she must overcome. By using certain instances of description and inner thoughts, Anderson effectively develops the theme…

Fever 1793 In the summer of 1793 a deadly sickness called Yellow fever spreads everywhere and affects almost everyone, including a young fourteen year old girl, named Matilda, but goes by Mattie. Mattie lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where her family owns a coffee shop in a small wooden building. When Mattie hears about the yellow fever that is caused by a female mosquito bite she becomes so worried. Almost the whole city gets infection with this fever, including Mattie's mother. Her mother…

Typhoid fever in itself is not a disease well known by history. Typhoid fever played only a small part in the history of the human race and compared to other diseases comes across as more of a nuisance with exception to its role in the Plague of Athens. On the surface, “enteric fever” causes a small but common array of symptoms: fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, chills, muscle aches and skin rash. The cause of the disease is salmonella typhi, a bacterium that rides contaminated…

When most people hear of Typhus fever they may think of something out of the old wild west frontier while in fact Typhus fever has been dated back to The New World of the Spanish conquistadors of 1083. There has been much debate exactly where the disease first originated, but it has made most of its debuts in Europe and surrounding countries throughout the years. Typhus is most prevalent where there is famine, poverty, and war because of the overcrowding of people living together in rodent…

Typhoid Fever You have no doubt heard about the notorious case of Typhoid Mary. Mary Mallon, more commonly known by the title of Typhoid Mary, was a cook who resided in New York City who was responsible for unwittingly infecting nearly 53 people with typhoid and causing 3 deaths as a result. Despite being prohibited from continuing to work as a cook, she took up a new identity to continue working. This led to another typhoid outbreak that led to her being forced into quarantine for nearly 30…

Colonial Life: Dealing with Yellow Fever in Fever 1793 Throughout history, there has always been disease spreading throughout the world. There have been times where a society as a whole have fallen, whether it be from the disease itself or by hands of others. Colonial America was a mecca for disease and death in the 18th century. In the midst of trying to survive deadly diseases, women were trying to gain a role in society. Laurie Halse Anderson’s novel, Fever 1793, creates strong female…

defects if the mother contracts the virus while she is pregnant there are two main ways that the virus is contracted. It’s sexually transmitted and vector transmitted (Mosquitos). Because the symptoms are so similar to Dengue fever it is common for it to be misdiagnosed as Dengue fever, in addition, the Zika Virus causes birth defects for those who are infected during while they are pregnant. It causes microcephaly which is a birth defect that causes an abnormally small head. In Brazil 2015…

Thank you for taking the time to read my proposal to address the pressing issue of the ever spreading Zika Virus. The recent American outbreak of the widespread Zika epidemic has called for cautious measures to be taken in areas of high mosquito population. There have been several moments in the past few months where I would find myself swatting mosquitos, only to have those around me continuously warn me about Zika. The impact the virus has had on the general public has caused mild levels of…