What disease is known as "Yellow Fever"?

Answer 1

Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or vomito *****, or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease due to a mosquito bite. 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.

Answer 2

Yellow fever got its name because of the severe jaundice that is a symptom of the disease—it causes pronounced yellow skin and eye color. At one time it was called “Black Vomit” because of the characteristic black putrid vomit it produces. There is not other earlier name for this disease.

Yellow fever is caused by a virus that is spread by several species of Aedes and Haemogus mosquitoes. Infection causes disease, with symptoms ranging from a mild flu to severe illness, including high fever, severe headache, muscle pain, jaundice, and vomiting of a liquefied black putrid matter. It is the pronounced yellow skin and eye color of severe jaundice that gives rise to the name yellow fever. Historically, epidemics occur when the disease breaks out in previously unexposed populations.

The natural sources of yellow fever are monkeys and mosquitoes, which inhabit the jungles of South America and Africa. Previously unexposed Europeans who traveled to the Caribbean, Central America, and North and South America were common victims for several hundred years. In 1741, 20,000 British soldiers died of the disease, then called “Black Vomit,” during an expedition to capture Peru and Mexico-

Answer 3

Yellow Fever.
One of the viral diseases classified as "Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers" (along with Dengue, etc...).
Transmitted in Africa by Aedes Aegipty mosquitoes.In parts of America another mosquito of same Aedes family is involved.

Answer 4

Yellow fever is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes that causes fever, jaundice, kidney failure, and bleeding

Answer 5

yellow fever! I just did this presentation on this....ok well, its a disease from infected mosquitos...

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Sexual attraction to Asian women.