Theories
Does yellow fever spread through contaminated objects like clothing and bedding from yellow fever patients?
No
Is it possible to always have symptoms when you get yellow fever?
No, many people do not have symptoms, while other people do.
Yellow fever is a viral infection spread by what?
Mosquitoes
True or False:
Most people who develop symptoms improve within one week.
True
Sometimes, your eyes and skin can turn yellow when you get yellow fever. Why is this?
It is because the disease affects your liver.
What time did yellow fever appear in the U.S.?
Late 17th century
Does yellow fever spread through rotting garbage because of the vapors it releases?
No
Name at least three early symptoms that you can experience.
Possible Answers:
Sudden Headache, Fever, Chills, Muscle aches, feeling weak or dizzy, sick to your stomach, throwing up.
What percent of Philadelphia's population died in the 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic?
Approximately 10%
Where did yellow fever most likely originate?
The yellow fever virus most likely originated in Africa and arrived in the Western Hemisphere in the 1600s as a result of slave trade.
Yellow fever is caused by a virus in what family?
The "Flaviviridae" family.