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.
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ICD-10 ChapterI: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Condition Class Causative Agent First Described Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category) Yellow Fever
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Source Yellow fever vaccine (Wikipedia)
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Source PAHO: A Global Strategy to Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) 2017-2026PAHO EYE strategy document overviewtier 1Quote, PAHO EYE strategy document overview
This document describes the reasoning behind and need for an updated, long-term (2017-2026) and global strategy to "Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemics" (EYE).
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Source WHO AFRO: Kenya celebrates immunization as more children are reached with RTS,Sarticle, target-diseases sentencetier 1Quote, article, target-diseases sentence
These include tuberculosis, pneumonia, diarrhea, polio, measles, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, hepatitis, meningitis, yellow fever, malaria and cervical cancer.
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1. Yellow Fever (Wikipedia)
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Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration.
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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.
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If this occurs, the risk of bleeding and kidney problems is increased.
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
3. Encyclopedia.com: Yellow Fever
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The first written evidence of such an epidemic dates back to a 1648 outbreak in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.
Yellow fever vaccine (Wikipedia)
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Yellow fever vaccine is a vaccine that protects against yellow fever.
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