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2007-11-27 07:56:07 · 8 answers · asked by tom h 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Yellow fever is a serious viral infection, transmitted by mosquitoes in tropical regions. It has both an urban cycle and a jungle cycle that relies on monkeys as carriers ('sylvatic cycle').
In mild cases the symptoms are similar to influenza, but serious cases develop a high temperature and may have a series of after effects, such as internal bleeding, kidney failure and meningitis.
A classic feature of yellow fever is hepatitis, which is the reason for the yellow colouring of the skin (jaundice) and the name of the disease.
2007-11-27 08:00:23 · answer #1 · answered by crazeekay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or vomito *****, or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease. It is an important cause of hemorrhagic illness in many African and South American countries despite existence of an effective vaccine. The yellow refers to the jaundice symptoms that affect some patients.
2007-11-27 15:59:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or vomito *****, or sometimes American Plague)
2007-11-27 15:58:39 · answer #3 · answered by angelicbridget 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yellow jack
2007-11-27 16:04:37 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yellow jack
2007-11-27 15:58:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also called yellow jack, black vomit or vomito *****, or sometimes American Plague)
2007-11-27 16:31:46 · answer #6 · answered by Jess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Malaria
2007-11-27 15:58:17 · answer #7 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's also called yellow jack, black vomit or vomito *****, or sometimes American Plague. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_fever
2007-11-27 15:58:39 · answer #8 · answered by Tina T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋