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'''Yellow Fever''' is a disease that is caused by a virus, and is common in [[jungle]] environments. Once you get you either live or die, and then you never get it again.
'''Yellow Fever''' is a disease that is caused by a virus, and is common in [[jungle]] environments. It is transmitted through infected mosquitoes. Once aquired, most patients survive, although a significant portion die. Either way, the victim is never infected again.
There is currently no treatment for it, so doctors try to treat the symptoms. <ref>http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/yellowfever/YF_FactSheet.html</ref>
During the construction of the [[Panama Canal]], yellow fever came and went in waves, paralyzing the entire community. Other than [[malaria]], it was one of the worst killers of the people in [[Panama]]. Although for years it had been a threat to the natives, canal workers were especially vulnerable.
During the construction of the [[Panama Canal]], yellow fever came and went in waves, paralyzing the entire community. Other than [[malaria]], it was one of the worst killers of the people in [[Panama]]. Although for years it had been a threat to the natives, canal workers were especially vulnerable.
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[[Category:Diseases]]
[[Category:Diseases]]