AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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tetnus
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malaria
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yellow fever
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black plague
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Detailed explanation-1: -The virus is spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. Yellow fever is a very rare cause of illness in U.S. travelers. Illness ranges from a fever with aches and pains to severe liver disease with bleeding and yellowing skin (jaundice).
Detailed explanation-2: -20% to 50% of infected persons who develop severe disease die. Yellow fever virus is transmitted to people primarily through the bite of infected Aedes or Haemagogus mosquitoes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Yellow fever is caused by an arbovirus (a virus transmitted by vectors such mosquitoes, ticks or other arthropods) transmitted to humans by the bites of infected Aedes and Haemagogus mosquitoes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Yellow fever virus has three transmission cycles: jungle (sylvatic), intermediate (savannah), and urban.