yellow fever

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkbp:affects humans
primates
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:yellow_fever_virus
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Carlos_Finlay
gptkb:Walter_Reed
gptkbp:endemicTo gptkb:Africa
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:family gptkb:Flaviviridae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 17th century
gptkbp:genus Flavivirus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label yellow fever
gptkbp:ICD-10_code gptkb:A95
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 3-6 days
gptkbp:mortalityRate 20-50% in severe cases
high in severe cases
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear Max Theiler (1951 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine)
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:17D_vaccine
gptkbp:notableOutbreaks gptkb:Memphis_1878
gptkb:Philadelphia_1793
gptkbp:notifiableDisease yes
gptkbp:outbreakControl mass vaccination campaigns
gptkbp:prevention vaccine
mosquito control
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern yes
gptkbp:reservoirName non-human primates
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Max_Theiler
gptkbp:symptom fever
nausea
vomiting
bleeding
fatigue
headache
jaundice
muscle pain
yellowing of skin and eyes (jaundice)
gptkbp:transmission mosquito bite
gptkbp:transmissionCycle urban
intermediate
sylvatic
gptkbp:transmittedBy gptkb:Aedes_aegypti
gptkb:Haemagogus_mosquitoes
gptkbp:treatment supportive care
gptkbp:vaccineAvailable yes
gptkbp:vaccineType live attenuated
gptkbp:vectorFor insecticide spraying
elimination of standing water
gptkbp:WHOClassification Vaccine-preventable disease
gptkbp:zoonotic yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Raymond_Reid
gptkb:International_Health_Division
gptkb:John_B._Hood
gptkb:Oliver_Hazard_Perry
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_Bache
gptkb:Hideyo_Noguchi
gptkb:Jefferson_Davis_Jr.
gptkb:Michael_O'Laughlen
gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:Tropical_Africa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5