Yellow Fever
Yellow fever is caused by
Virus
According to the author, what event was MOST significant in protecting people from yellow fever?
Developing a vaccine
What does the word "circling" suggest about yellow fever?
Yellow fever is surrounding and threatening the cities.
a sudden start of something, usually a disease or something unwanted
Outbreak
The research of Dr.Lazear's study proved that contaminated air and clothing spreads Yellow Fever.
True or False
False
What led Dr. James Carroll to eventually suggest that yellow fever is caused by a microbe that is much smaller than bacteria?
A. Dr. Agramonte convinced Dr. Carroll that yellow fever was not caused by bacteria.
B. Dr. Carroll was unable to detect a yellow fever microbe in his research, which led him to believe the germ was smaller than bacteria.
According to paragraphs 6 and 7, which of the following could cause yellow fever to spread quickly in the slums?
1. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes live in the slums.
2.barrels of water
3.Street garbage puddles
dead bodies
corpses
Dr. Lazear purposely let an infected mosquito bite him.
True or False
True
What does the author suggest is the reason infected female mosquitoes pass the disease onto their offspring?
The yellow fever virus enters every cell, including her eggs.
In paragraph 8, what does the author most likely mean by the phrase “head off”?
To stop
surrounding
circling
The Yellow Fever outbreak first started in which country?
A. United States
B. England
C. Cuba
C. Cuba
Scientists and others still have to risk their lives to research yellow fever because
There is no cure for the disease
How do health workers get reluctant people to take the vaccine?
They bring the vaccine directly to people.
substances used to prevent specific diseases by stimulating the immune system
Vaccine
Dr. Reed's team first thought that this bacteria was the cause of yellow fever.
Hint: It actually caused Cholera in pigs
Bacillus Icteroides
In paragraph 2, As soon as the results of the Reed team’s work were known, public health officials launched an all-out _________ against the mosquitoes that carried the disease.
Campaign
The author’s language in paragraph 10 emphasizes how A. quick B. gentle C. polite D. cautious the vaccination process is.
Quick
a widespread and usually fatal disease
Plague