YELLOW FEVER RESEARCH QUESTIONS:

Your Name: ______

Date: ______

Magic #: ______

DEFINE:

  1. Symptom:
  1. Body System:
  1. Outbreak:
  1. Disease:
  1. Cure:
  1. Prevention:
  1. Treatment:
  1. Organism:
  1. Victim:
  1. Scientific name:

Go to:

  1. What is Yellow Fever?
  2. How is it spread?
  3. Why is it called Yellow Fever?
  4. What is the death rate of victims of Yellow Fever WITHOUT TREATMENT?
  5. What is the death rate of victim of Yellow Fever WITH TREATMENT?
  6. How many people catch yellow fever each year?
  7. How many people die from yellow fever each year?
  8. Is the spread of Yellow Fever increasing or decreasing?
  9. Why is the spread of Yellow Fever increasing?
  10. What is the cure for Yellow Fever?
  11. What is the treatment of Yellow Fever aimed at?
  12. What is the best prevention for Yellow Fever? Vaccine
  13. How long does the vaccination to work? About a week.
  14. How long does 1 vaccination last a person for? 30ish years.
  15. What else can you do to prevent yourself from getting Yellow Fever?
  16. What are the symptoms of Yellow Fever? (List all)
  17. How long does it take for the symptoms to appear once you have been infected?
  18. What is the “acute” phase?
  19. What happens in the “acute” phase?
  20. How long does the “acute” phase last?
  21. What happens in the 2nd phase?
  22. How many people enter the 2nd phase?
  23. What is the death rate for people who enter the 2nd phase?
  24. How long does it take a person to die when they enter the 2nd phase?
  25. What other diseases can Yellow Fever be mistaken for?
  26. Which two continents have the highest rates of Yellow Fever risk?
  27. How many people are at risk for Yellow Fever?
  28. Why is Asia at a high risk for Yellow Fever?
  29. What is the primary “vector” or transmitter of the virus?
  30. What kind of people tend to catch Jungle Yellow Fever? (What job do they have?)
  31. What is the most common type of outbreak in Africa?
  32. What is Urban Yellow Fever?
  33. What is critical for people who live in areas where vaccinations are hard to find?
  34. Who should not get the vaccine?
  35. How many confirmed cases of Yellow Fever are required to be considered an outbreak in an urban area?
  36. What is the Yellow Fever Initiative?

Go to:

  1. Who are some of the Alliance Members?

Go to:

  1. If the orange countries represent those countries that need the Yellow Fever vaccine and the green countries represent those countries that have received some Yellow Fever vaccine, which two continents seem to be most affected by the virus?

Research on your own:

  1. Who is “WHO”?
  2. What does this organization do?
  3. Who is “UNICEF”?
  4. What does this organization do?

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