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Yellow fever黄热病

Yellow fever is a serious infectious disease that occurs in the tropical parts of America and Africa.黄热病是一种严重的传染病发生在热带部分，美洲及非洲等。 The name comes from the yellowing of the skin that is a feature of the disease.这一名称来源于泛黄的皮肤这是一个功能的疾病。 It has been a plague to mankind through the ages, and has caused millions of deaths.它一直是困扰着人类，通过年龄，并已造成数百万人死亡。

In the early 1960s an epidemic in Ethiopia affected over 100,000 people and caused 30,000 deaths.在20世纪60年代初流行在埃塞俄比亚受影响的超过十万人，导致30000人死亡。 In Brazil in 1971, 21,000 people were infected.在巴西在1971年， 2.1万人受感染。 The first attempt to cut the Panama Canal was abandoned after thousands had died from yellow fever.第一次尝试，以削减巴拿马运河的是被遗弃后，数千人死于黄热病。

The death rate for people who get yellow fever varies from 5 to 40 per cent, depending on how severe the attack is.死亡率为人民谁得到黄热病不同， 5月5日至40 ％ ，这取决于如何严重的攻击。

Those who recover are immune for life.这些谁收回是免疫的生活。 There is no specific treatment, but vaccination confers protection for at least 10 years.有没有具体的治疗，但疫苗接种赋予的保障，至少十年。

• Symptoms 症状
• Causes 原因
• Diagnosis 诊断
• Prevention 预防
• Complications 并发症
• Treatment 治疗

• Yellow fever 黄热病

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