Yellow+Fever


 * Yellow Fever **


 * Description of virus that causes the disease. **


 * Single strand of RNA
 * 11,000 nucleotides long
 * Single open reading frame encoding a polyprotien
 * Caused by yellow fever virus

Yellow Fever magnified at approx. 234,000X.


 * Viral Specificity: **


 * Heart
 *  Kidneys
 *  Glands
 *  Liver
 *  Adernal Glands


 * Symptoms and progression of the disease: **

Symptoms of Yellow Fever.
 * Incubation period of three to sixty days.
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Mild infection with fever
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Headache
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Chills
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Back pain
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Loss of appetite
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Nausea and vomiting
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Only lasts for 3 to 4 days
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 15% enter a toxic phase with recurring fever
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Also with jaundice due to liver damage
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Abdominal pain
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Bleeding in the mouth, eyes, and gastrointestinal tract
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> 20% of cases of toxic phase are fatal
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Cause liver & kidney failure
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Cause blood-clotting

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Areas Affected by Yellow Fever.


 * <span style="color: #73d163; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Common Methods of Transmission: **


 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">A bite from the Yellow Fever mosquito
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Also through other mosquitoes (eg. tiger mosquito)
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">By female mosquito through the blood of an infected person
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Injecting infected mosquito saliva into human blood
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">From female mosquito to her eggs and then larave
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">jungle yellow fever spread through mosquitoes to monkeys
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">urban yellow fever spread through mosquitoes to humans


 * <span style="color: #73d163; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Treatment and Prevention: **


 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">No causative cure.
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Diagnosed by a blood test
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Hospitalization is advised
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Rehydration
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Pain Relief with drugs (eg. Paracetamol)
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Vaccination can prevent but not cure
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Vaccination lasts 10 years
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Vaccination can cause YEL-AVD (yellow fever vaccine - associated viscerotropic disease)
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> YEL-AVD is fatal in 60% of all cases
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Once you get it you cannot get it again


 * <span style="color: #73d163; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Miscellaneous: **


 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Is only found in Africa and South America
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Two types of yellow fever
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Jungle yellow fever
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Urban yellow fever
 * <span style="color: #00aaff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Liver failure causes juandice, leading to yellowing skin and eyes.


 * <span style="color: #73d163; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Resources accessed: **

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Author: Oldstone, Michael B <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Title: Yellow fever <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Date: October 19, 2010 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> URL: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_fever

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Author: Directors of Health Promotion and Education <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Title: Yellow fever <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Date: October 20, 2010 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> URL: www.dhpe.org/infect/yellow.html

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Author: Unknown <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Title: What part of the body does yellow fever affect? <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Date: October 20, 2010 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> URL: wiki.answers.com/Q/what_part_of_the_body_does_yellow_fever_attack

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Author: Skin Sight <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Title: Yellow Fever <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Date: <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> URL: www.skinsight.com/atlas/yellowfever.htm <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> (picture)

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Author: Health Link Alberta <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Title: Yellow Fever <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Date: October 20, 2010 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> URL: www.healthlinkalberta.ca <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> (picture)

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Author: Sarah Kelsey <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> Title: Preventing yellow fever <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Date: October 20, 2010 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> URL: www.sheknows.com <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> (picture)