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Yellow Fever

Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration. In most cases, symptoms include fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle pains, particularly in the back, and headaches.

Facts
Classification
Body System
Integumentary System 1
Body System
Muscular System 1
Body System
Digestive System 1
Body System
Urinary System 1
ICD-10 Chapter
I: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 2
Communicable or Non-communicable
Communicable 2
Transmission Route
Vector-Borne 1
Condition Class
infectious, viral 1
Causative Agent
Yellow fever virus 1
First Described
1648 3
Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category)
Viral 1
Connections

Associated With

Discovery of Yellow Fever Transmission, Discoveries
Infectious Disease, Medical Specialties

Treated By

Yellow Fever Vaccine, Treatments
Source Yellow fever vaccine (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Yellow Fever (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration.
  • Lead section, body-system statement
    In most cases, symptoms include fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle pains-particularly in the back-and headaches.
  • Lead section, transmission-route statement
    The disease is caused by the yellow fever virus and is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito.
  • Lead section, body-system statement (integumentary)
    In about 15% of people, within a day of improving the fever recurs, abdominal pain occurs and liver damage begins, causing yellow skin.
  • Lead section, body-system statement (digestive)
    In about 15% of people, within a day of improving the fever recurs, abdominal pain occurs and liver damage begins, causing yellow skin.
  • Lead section, body-system statement (urinary)
    If this occurs, the risk of bleeding and kidney problems is increased.
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2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter I
Quote, List of chapters, Chapter I
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
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3. Encyclopedia.com: Yellow Fever
Encyclopedia.comHistory: first description
Quote, History: first description
The first written evidence of such an epidemic dates back to a 1648 outbreak in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.
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Yellow fever vaccine (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Yellow Fever Vaccine, Lead - treats-condition
Quote, Treated By: Yellow Fever Vaccine, Lead - treats-condition
Yellow fever vaccine is a vaccine that protects against yellow fever.
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