Patient With Yellow Fever
by Wellcome Images/science Photo Library
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Patient With Yellow Fever
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Wellcome Images/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Illustration from a plate of four showing a patient developing yellow fever. Yellow fever is a tropical viral infection transmitted by mosquito bite. It causes fever, nausea, and headaches. A toxic form of the disease can lead to jaundice, internal bleeding, and death. Artwork from an 1820 French work by the French physicians Etienne Pariset (1770-1847) and Andre Mazet (1793-1821), documenting the 1819 yellow fever epidemic in Cadiz, Spain.
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May 29th, 2023
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